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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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Jarred by Babe’s Smoking, Though WWII Enabled So Much of It

December 27, 2011

Babe’s letters give a glimpse at what a different time it was where attitudes about smoking are concerned. … More Jarred by Babe’s Smoking, Though WWII Enabled So Much of It

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A Georgia Hike: ‘One of the Fellows Fainted from Sweating’

December 23, 2011

With only 20 minutes to spare, Babe dashes off a pretty interesting little letter. … More A Georgia Hike: ‘One of the Fellows Fainted from Sweating’

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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

  • 'I’m so proud of my grandads who fought in World War Two’ - BBC
  • 107-year-old World War II veteran honored at Massachusetts State House - CBS News
  • Hanover shop owner finds World War II grenade in box of estate items - WGAL
  • Japanese American Interned During World War II Receives Congressional Honor - Military.com
  • The Hilarious Way Mel Brooks Taunted the Nazis on the World War II Battlefield - VICE
  • A Legendary WWII Plane Vanished in the Jungle. 80 Years Later, It Emerged From the Wild—Incredibly Preserved. - popularmechanics.com
  • Norfolk family never knew Grandma served with the Six Triple Eight in WWII until after she died at 102 - The Virginian-Pilot
  • Tom Hanks’ WWII Documentary Series Sets Memorial Day Premiere on History Channel - The Hollywood Reporter
  • World War II bomb weighing 550 pounds defused in Germany after thousands of people evacuated - CBS News
  • World War II - Human Cost, Material Losses - Britannica

Top Posts

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  • Possibly New Photos of Babe from My Father's Archives
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