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70 Years This Week Since Babe’s Death in Italy

May 8, 2015

Today marks the 70th anniversary of V-E Day, the day my Uncle Babe missed by four days. He died on May 4, 1945, by drowning. … More 70 Years This Week Since Babe’s Death in Italy

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From My Grandfather to His Son, Babe

August 13, 2014

One of the few letters I have from Babe’s father. He references my mother doing the sort of charming antics you’d expect from a nearly 5-year-old girl. It seems they tried to keep her aware of her brother, who enlisted when she was three months shy of her third birthday. … More From My Grandfather to His Son, Babe

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‘Rosemarie Is Going to Start School Soon, Huh?’

August 11, 2014

It’s one of those short letters that would be better if we knew more about what he was responding to. … More ‘Rosemarie Is Going to Start School Soon, Huh?’

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A Slideshow of Some of the People We’ve Met in Babe’s Story

July 10, 2014

I thought it might be a nice time to step back and take a look at some of the people we’ve met in the course of telling Babe’s story. Here’s a link back to my early post introducing the characters in the beginning.

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‘I Got My Purple Heart Today’

June 25, 2014

We are five paragraphs into this letter before Babe bothers to mention receiving his medal. First, food and a pen-and-pencil set were more pressing issues. … More ‘I Got My Purple Heart Today’

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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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