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The Postmaster’s Order Regulating How Soldiers Got Packages

October 29, 2013

A reader came to my rescue with an explanation of the stamp in September, and I’ve just gotten around to exploring the reader’s comment in more detail. … More The Postmaster’s Order Regulating How Soldiers Got Packages

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How Does a Mother’s Letter Get from Mount Kisco to North Africa?

January 26, 2012

I have been interested in how a letter from a mother in a small upstate New York village can find its way across the ocean and land on the lap of her son in a camp in North Africa or some other theater of war. … More How Does a Mother’s Letter Get from Mount Kisco to North Africa?

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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

  • Normandy's D-Day World War Two beaches become UNESCO heritage site - Reuters
  • 'A hero is finally home': World War II soldier laid to rest in Pittsylvania County - WSET
  • Why Japan wants to create its first modern spy agency since World War II - The Washington Post
  • Loveland veteran who flew gliders in World War II celebrates 103rd birthday - KDVR
  • Remains of Kentucky soldier killed in World War II return home after 82 years - WDRB
  • World War II plane finds permanent home at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum - Tulsa World
  • A US Navy Pilot Was Nearly Eaten in World War II—and Later Became President - The National Interest
  • Japan added just two foods to school meals after World War II; experts say the lesson could help children - The Times of India
  • The Lockheed P-38 Lightning Pilot With More Confirmed Aerial Victories Than Any Other American In World War II - Simple Flying
  • World War II-era grenade found in Baton Rouge home, retrieved by Fort Polk personnel - WBRZ

Top Posts

  • The Bullard Company, Where It Appears Babe's Grandfather Worked
  • Babe's Fondness for (Most of) the Fellows in His Platoon
  • Christmas 1944 Dinner at the 64th General Hospital
  • Why I'm Blogging About an Uncle Who Died in 1945
  • Seems Strange That We Kind of Know Where He Is Now
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