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On Plums, Packages, Strikes Back Home and the Brooklyn Dodgers

October 23, 2013

“All I’ve got to say is that they better not have a strike on the railroad because that would make me mad. It makes us pretty mad every time they strike back there.” … More On Plums, Packages, Strikes Back Home and the Brooklyn Dodgers

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Biding His Time; Expecting to Be Shipped Out Soon

January 12, 2012

Babe tells his family not to try and write or send anything for awhile. He’s on the move as he heads toward being shipped overseas. … More Biding His Time; Expecting to Be Shipped Out Soon

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‘The First Time I Ever Got Chicken, Tomatoes or Pie From the Army’

January 11, 2012

Plus, Babe describes an assignment he and a couple of other radio operators had to complete with a colonel. … More ‘The First Time I Ever Got Chicken, Tomatoes or Pie From the Army’

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A Little Trivia and a Few Pictures from Camp Wheeler (via YouTube)

January 10, 2012

A video I found on YouTube that highlights some of the postcards and trivia from Camp Wheeler. … More A Little Trivia and a Few Pictures from Camp Wheeler (via YouTube)

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Another Puzzling Reference to a Celebrity; This Time, Bob Hope

January 9, 2012

A couple of interesting veins I wanted to tap while blogging about Babe’s letters so far have turned into dead-ends. … More Another Puzzling Reference to a Celebrity; This Time, Bob Hope

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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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  • For Tom Hanks, World War II Will Never Be Over - Time Magazine
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