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Tag: USO

Where Is the USO Movie That Includes Babe in the Front Row?

March 30, 2012

Where can I put my hands on that movie? … More Where Is the USO Movie That Includes Babe in the Front Row?

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‘I Was Right in Front (in) a Movie of a U.S.O. Show with Ella Logan’

March 29, 2012

“I was in the movies about two months ago and if you saw it, you wouldn’t have missed seeing me.” … More ‘I Was Right in Front (in) a Movie of a U.S.O. Show with Ella Logan’

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Cold Water at Chow Time; ‘Stage Door Canteen’ Isn’t the Army

January 18, 2012

“‘Stage Door Canteen’ was a good picture, but it’s not the army. If you see that picture, don’t think the army is anything like the way they showed it to be in that picture.” … More Cold Water at Chow Time; ‘Stage Door Canteen’ Isn’t the Army

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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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  • 168th Infantry Regiment Entry on Wikipedia
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  • Letters from WW II
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  • PBS 'War Letter' Documentary Site
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  • War Department Pamphlet No. 21‑1
  • World War II Daughters

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