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Tag: Bob Mauro

July Fourth; Air Scouts for Brother Bob; Seeking Pictures from Home

January 21, 2012

“We played checkers all morning but nobody said anything. We have to go back this afternoon and play some more.” … More July Fourth; Air Scouts for Brother Bob; Seeking Pictures from Home

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Cold Water at Chow Time; ‘Stage Door Canteen’ Isn’t the Army

January 18, 2012

“‘Stage Door Canteen’ was a good picture, but it’s not the army. If you see that picture, don’t think the army is anything like the way they showed it to be in that picture.” … More Cold Water at Chow Time; ‘Stage Door Canteen’ Isn’t the Army

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Note to Brother Bob about Bob Hope, Training, News Back Home

January 8, 2012

An update from Babe with about a week and a half left on his stay at Camp Wheeler. The trip toward shipping overseas is about to begin. … More Note to Brother Bob about Bob Hope, Training, News Back Home

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Raving About the New Pen-and-Pencil Set; Money Woes

January 7, 2012

Plus, a little description of Babe’s “money situation.” … More Raving About the New Pen-and-Pencil Set; Money Woes

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On the Protection of Military Information and Boring Letters

January 3, 2012

“These letters aren’t nearly as interesting as they could be if we could write anything we want to write.” … More On the Protection of Military Information and Boring Letters

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Letters from an Everyman in WWII Frank D. "Babe" Mauro Born, Oct. 9, 1924 Died, May 4, 1945

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RSS WWII News

  • Specialists Carefully Defuse a 550-Pound Bomb in Dresden—Eight Decades After It Fell During World War II - Smithsonian Magazine
  • ‘Negatives are photographic truths’: the collector who fled Russia with a haul of second world war images - The Guardian
  • World War II Navy nurse celebrates 105th birthday - WJAR
  • Woman, 86, Launched Active Lifestyle Thanks to Olympian After Surviving World War II - People.com
  • 105-year-old World War II Army veteran to be honored by Town of Gates - 13wham.com
  • Decatur WWII veteran Joe Safford celebrates 100th birthday with community drive-by celebration - CBS News
  • Top 10: Worst aircraft of World War 2 - Yahoo
  • Netflix Is Streaming An Epic 4-Season World War II Sci-Fi Series That Needs To Be On Your Watchlist - bgr.com
  • World War II nurse celebrates 105th birthday - WPRI.com
  • Congress hasn't officially declared war since WWII. Here's how presidential war powers have played out since then - PBS

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  • Wartime Postmaster Details the Work of Mail Delivery in WWII
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