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Biding His Time; Expecting to Be Shipped Out Soon

January 12, 2012

Babe tells his family not to try and write or send anything for awhile. He’s on the move as he heads toward being shipped overseas. … More Biding His Time; Expecting to Be Shipped Out Soon

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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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