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‘Well Folks, I Am Now a Radio Operator’ (and Due for a Package)

December 31, 2011

Babe observes that cookies attract cockroaches—the only animals they’d like to get rid of around Camp Wheeler. … More ‘Well Folks, I Am Now a Radio Operator’ (and Due for a Package)

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Some Details of Babe’s Training as a Radio Operator

December 21, 2011

Details from Babe’s third lesson as part of his radio operator training. … More Some Details of Babe’s Training as a Radio Operator

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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

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  • World War II bunkers in central Pa. to be removed due to criminal activity and safety concerns - WNEP
  • Opinion: Lessons learned from General MacArthur’s transformation of Japan - Deseret News
  • Victor Davis Hanson: Tucker Carlson Is Wrong About World War II - The Daily Signal
  • Tucker Carlson Is Now a World War II Revisionist - National Review

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  • UPDATE: New Information on Babe's Departure Point from the U.S.
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