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Babe Waxes Poetic About Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea

October 28, 2013

“It is warm and clear and it is as salty as can be. It is both as blue as the sky and as green as the grass, but close up it looks crystal clear.” … More Babe Waxes Poetic About Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea

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‘I Am in a Red Cross Tent, in a Tent City, with the Radio Going’

October 22, 2013

With all the activity around Babe as he writes this letter, “it’s tough trying to concentrate.” … More ‘I Am in a Red Cross Tent, in a Tent City, with the Radio Going’

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Looking for Addresses for Some Back-Home Boys

October 16, 2013

A letter noteworthy mostly for the names of hometown pals that Babe drops. … More Looking for Addresses for Some Back-Home Boys

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‘Bib Is Quite the Man These Days’

October 15, 2013

Plus: Babe’s brother Vin is on the move so much, he hasn’t been able to catch up with a letter. … More ‘Bib Is Quite the Man These Days’

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‘One of My Rare Requests’ — Candy and Address Book

October 12, 2013

It’s hysterical that Babe considers his requests “rare.” … More ‘One of My Rare Requests’ — Candy and Address Book

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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

  • ‘Negatives are photographic truths’: the collector who fled Russia with a haul of second world war images - The Guardian
  • The surprising role Disney played in the World War II war effort - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
  • World War II nurse celebrates 105th birthday - WPRI.com
  • 105-year-old World War II Army veteran to be honored by Town of Gates - 13wham.com
  • Woman, 86, Launched Active Lifestyle Thanks to Olympian After Surviving World War II - People.com
  • World War II Navy nurse celebrates 105th birthday - WJAR
  • Specialists Carefully Defuse a 550-Pound Bomb in Dresden—Eight Decades After It Fell During World War II - Smithsonian Magazine
  • Top 10: Worst aircraft of World War 2 - Yahoo
  • World War II bomb weighing 550 pounds defused in Germany after thousands of people evacuated - CBS News
  • Congress hasn't officially declared war since WWII. Here's how presidential war powers have played out since then - PBS

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