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Tag: Money

Raving About the New Pen-and-Pencil Set; Money Woes

January 7, 2012

Plus, a little description of Babe’s “money situation.” … More Raving About the New Pen-and-Pencil Set; Money Woes

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Babe’s Fondness for (Most of) the Fellows in His Platoon

December 29, 2011

Plus: Details about money issues and a jarringly racist reference. … More Babe’s Fondness for (Most of) the Fellows in His Platoon

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A Quick Letter on a Day of Rest

December 19, 2011

It seems a guy Babe might know from home serves as field captain for a Camp Wheeler baseball team. … More A Quick Letter on a Day of Rest

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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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  • War Department Pamphlet No. 21‑1
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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
  • Canadian steamship torpedoed by Nazi U-boat discovered off MDI - Bangor Daily News
  • Scott County World War II soldier who died in Japanese prison camp to be laid to rest - WJHL
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hundreds died in USS Houston in WWII. Indonesia will now preserve the shipwreck. - Houston Chronicle
  • More than 40 sets of World War II remains exhumed in Mlyniv, Rivne region - Ukrinform

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