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Looking for Addresses for Some Back-Home Boys

October 16, 2013

A letter noteworthy mostly for the names of hometown pals that Babe drops. … More Looking for Addresses for Some Back-Home Boys

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‘I Took My First Bath in a Bathtub Yesterday Since I Left Home’

June 25, 2013

The house Babe grew up in only had a bathtub–no shower. I know, because the only time I ever took a bath was when I visited my grandmother in the same house. … More ‘I Took My First Bath in a Bathtub Yesterday Since I Left Home’

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Your Mail Isn’t Censored, But Don’t Write Anything You Want

January 22, 2012

Babe’s family had a grape arbor at the house on Lexington Avenue. I remember it well from visiting my grandmother in that house years after this. This letter, like many others, references that arbor. … More Your Mail Isn’t Censored, But Don’t Write Anything You Want

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July Fourth; Air Scouts for Brother Bob; Seeking Pictures from Home

January 21, 2012

“We played checkers all morning but nobody said anything. We have to go back this afternoon and play some more.” … More July Fourth; Air Scouts for Brother Bob; Seeking Pictures from Home

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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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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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RSS WWII News

  • Two Years After World War II Ended, This Ship Brought the Bodies of 6,251 Fallen Service Members Back Home to America - Smithsonian Magazine
  • A World War II Museum Brings the Lessons of War to a Younger Audience - The New York Times
  • Family finds World War II grenade in grandfather’s basement - Popular Science
  • 81 years later, a son pays tribute to his father’s WWII mercy ride - Deseret News
  • Hundreds died in USS Houston in WWII. Indonesia will now preserve the shipwreck. - Houston Chronicle
  • Rare World War II Bombers Visit Tulsa, Inspiring the Next Generation of Aviation - KTUL
  • 107-Year-Old World War II Veteran Reveals the Surprising Food He Credits for His Long Life - Yahoo
  • More than 40 sets of World War II remains exhumed in Mlyniv, Rivne region - Ukrinform
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