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Learning About the Fifth Army Mobile Radio Station in Italy

March 8, 2012

Perhaps this is what Babe was hearing when he put aside his pen and paper. … More Learning About the Fifth Army Mobile Radio Station in Italy

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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
  • 34th Infantry Division Association
  • 34th Infantry Division Entry on Wikipedia
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  • 5th Army Mobile Radio Station Scrapbook
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  • Letters from WW II
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  • PBS 'War Letter' Documentary Site
  • Red Bull Rising
  • War Department Pamphlet No. 21‑1
  • World War II Daughters

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RSS WWII News

  • World War II shell detonated on British Coast - Popular Science
  • Rare World War II bomber visits Lehigh Valley for tours and flight experiences - LehighValleyLive.com
  • How WWI Movies Use Scale Differently Than WWII Films - No Film School
  • How this small Virginia farm town became a massive part of the World War II D-Day invasion - WTOP News
  • An NC pilot shot down in WWII is coming home, 84 years late. Here’s what to know - newsobserver.com
  • 80 years after his death on the battlefield, World War II soldier from Lehigh Valley will be laid to rest - The Morning Call
  • Metro Detroit man pulls World War II-era machine gun from Clinton River - WXYZ Channel 7
  • World War II planes will be visiting SC in October. Here’s how you can see and ride them. - Post and Courier
  • Mobile mourns Tony Naman, World War II veteran and businessman - WKRG
  • This Corpse Belonged to a Dead Man Who Never Really Existed. That Was the Entire Point. - Popular Mechanics

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  • The Bullard Company, Where It Appears Babe's Grandfather Worked
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  • A Detailed Six-Page Letter Describing a Family and Other Italians
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