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Tag: Eddie Mills

Recruited as a Radio Operator as His Training Begins

December 11, 2011

Babe tests high enough to qualify to apply for officer’s training—but ultimately doesn’t get the chance to do so. … More Recruited as a Radio Operator as His Training Begins

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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

  • Revisiting The Importance of the Battle of Midway - War on the Rocks
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  • Row Over WWII Fighters Who Killed Poles Fuels Ukraine Tensions - Bloomberg.com
  • World War Two yarn figures return to cathedral - BBC
  • Suspected World War II bomb explodes in Indonesia, killing 5 people - CBS News
  • After 84 Years, Jewish WWII Soldier Finally Laid to Rest - Chabad.org
  • Enfield residents ‘shocked’ after World War II-era mortar found in home - WTNH.com
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