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Tag: Gene Lepre

‘As for Writing to Any Civilians in Italy, It Is Definitely Out’

July 8, 2014

The long hospital stay continues; Babe sounds like he’s being treated well, especially by family and friends who have continued to send packages. … More ‘As for Writing to Any Civilians in Italy, It Is Definitely Out’

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I saw the picture "Cover Girl" the other night, and I thought it was pretty good.

‘Send Cigarettes in Your Next Package and Each Christmas’

October 30, 2013

Plus: “I saw the picture ‘Cover Girl’ the other night, and I thought it was pretty good. I also saw ‘Bathing Beauty,’ which also was a fair picture.” … More ‘Send Cigarettes in Your Next Package and Each Christmas’

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‘It Is Almost Impossible for Me to Find Anyone in the Same Army’

March 26, 2012

A letter dated one year after Babe enlisted in the army. … More ‘It Is Almost Impossible for Me to Find Anyone in the Same Army’

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Pictures, Please: ‘We Are Dying to See What You Look Like Now’

March 13, 2012

Plus, Babe laments his inability to find anyplace to swim–and he remembers “the old times” at Crooked Path. … More Pictures, Please: ‘We Are Dying to See What You Look Like Now’

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‘All That Was Left of the Place Was a Huge Pile of Stone and Debris’

February 26, 2012

Babe recalls that his parents told him he had cousins living in Eboli. Here, he briefly recounts what he recently saw there. … More ‘All That Was Left of the Place Was a Huge Pile of Stone and Debris’

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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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  • World War II Army Hero to Posthumously Receive Medal of Honor - Military.com
  • In World War II’s dog-eat-dog struggle for resources, a Greenland mine launched a new world order - The Conversation
  • The Good Maharaja who sheltered Polish children during World War II - EWTN News
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  • Who was Alan Turing: The man who broke German codes in World War II but was later treated as a criminal - The Times of India
  • 'Sweet,' 'good-spirited,' World War II vet from Idaho Falls dies at 104 - KSL.com
  • WWII warbirds to soar over Wilmington during America’s 250th celebration - WECT
  • The 10 Most Perfect World War II Movies, Ranked - Collider
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