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A Sad End, But Perhaps Closure?

March 4, 2014

Did Babe’s end come as the result of a joy ride, celebrating the German surrender in Italy? … More A Sad End, But Perhaps Closure?

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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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