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Tag: Censorship

A Wicked Display of Babe’s Sense of Humor

August 18, 2014

This excerpt from Evelyn Kaiser’s letter to me — about Babe “bribing” an army censor — sounds completely in character. We’ve seen flashes of his sense of humor and mischief in other letters. … More A Wicked Display of Babe’s Sense of Humor

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‘I Don’t Think I’d Ever Like Being a Civilian Again’

January 19, 2012

I find this letter to be particularly poignant because of that line about civilian life—and the fact that he didn’t get the chance to be a civilian again. … More ‘I Don’t Think I’d Ever Like Being a Civilian Again’

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‘A Soldiers’ Haven for Rest’: Ice Cream, Candy, Soda and Sleep

January 17, 2012

Plus, Babe tells his parents about a couple of other Mount Kisco boys he met in camp. … More ‘A Soldiers’ Haven for Rest’: Ice Cream, Candy, Soda and Sleep

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A Quick Letter of Thanks, and a Hint About Long Train Rides

January 15, 2012

“We couldn’t write letters while we were riding the trains and we rode the trains quite a bit.” … More A Quick Letter of Thanks, and a Hint About Long Train Rides

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Censorship and Protecting Military Information in Letters Home

January 5, 2012

Soldiers in the army were apparently trained about what they could and couldn’t say in their letters home. … More Censorship and Protecting Military Information in Letters Home

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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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