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Note to Brother Bob about Bob Hope, Training, News Back Home

January 8, 2012

An update from Babe with about a week and a half left on his stay at Camp Wheeler. The trip toward shipping overseas is about to begin. … More Note to Brother Bob about Bob Hope, Training, News Back Home

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On the Protection of Military Information and Boring Letters

January 3, 2012

“These letters aren’t nearly as interesting as they could be if we could write anything we want to write.” … More On the Protection of Military Information and Boring Letters

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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

  • WWII pilot missing after secret spy mission finally accounted for more than 80 years later - Fox News
  • Remains of World War II pilot killed during spy mission identified 82 years after plane disappeared - CBS News
  • ‘Life’s work’ of Penns Valley native Hobie Kistler published 5 years after his death - Centre Daily Times
  • Russian Troop Deaths Four Times Higher Than All U.S. Combat Losses Since WWII - Newsweek
  • Climb aboard two rare World War II planes during Erie tour stop - Erie Times-News
  • 99-year-old World War II veteran awarded Purple Heart 81 years after being wounded in action - KWTX
  • Air Force brings World War II tail insignia out of retirement for ‘Doomsday Plane’ - Task & Purpose
  • World War II veteran survives Hill Country floods with wife, dog and flag - KSAT
  • Brown tree snakes reached Guam hidden in military cargo during World War II, and it triggered an ecologic - The Times of India
  • 'I think the world of it': 102-year-old World War II veteran keeps tradition of honoring service with flags - KETV

Top Posts

  • The Bullard Company, Where It Appears Babe's Grandfather Worked
  • Wondering About Mail Delivery: What Does a Postmark Mean?
  • Wartime Postmaster Details the Work of Mail Delivery in WWII
  • Christmas 1944 Dinner at the 64th General Hospital
  • A Few Notes as I Embark on Transcribing These Letters
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