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What Was So Special About Jack Benny in May 1943?

January 1, 2012

Babe tells his parents, “If you didn’t hear it, ask someone who did why I mentioned it.” … More What Was So Special About Jack Benny in May 1943?

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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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