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Tag: Caserta

A Palace Babe Might Have Seen on His Trek North Through Italy

February 24, 2012

By this point in the timeline of Babe’s letters, his unit should be based at Caserta, Italy. … More A Palace Babe Might Have Seen on His Trek North Through Italy

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A Lovely Description of All the Fruit Trees Near Him

February 19, 2012

“All in all, this is a pretty nice place, not at all unlike the climate and environment of Mount Kisco.” … More A Lovely Description of All the Fruit Trees Near Him

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‘I Won’t Be Able to Send a Parrot or Monkey Anymore’

February 14, 2012

The headline pretty much says it all. I mean, did he really think he’d be able to send a monkey home? … More ‘I Won’t Be Able to Send a Parrot or Monkey Anymore’

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Well, Happy and Safe

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

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