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Tag: Vin Mauro

‘Well Spent Time; I Have Gained Valuable Experience Though It’

October 18, 2013

“I can tell every time you worry about me by your letters, and I don’t want you to worry.” … More ‘Well Spent Time; I Have Gained Valuable Experience Though It’

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‘I Thought War Was a Glory Then’

October 17, 2013

This is one of the only letters I have that Babe wrote to someone besides his parents. This is addressed to his older brother Vince, who was in the Navy, but had not been for very long. … More ‘I Thought War Was a Glory Then’

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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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The First Pizza He’s Had Since Leaving the States

July 2, 2013

“They don’t make it the same as we do in the States and I had to put tomato in the thing myself, but it tasted pretty good anyway.” … More The First Pizza He’s Had Since Leaving the States

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The Company Has Adopted Some Dogs Named Red and Hootch

June 26, 2013

Hootch is also pregnant. Somehow, Babe knows that Hootch is “an Arab dog” and Red Italian. … More The Company Has Adopted Some Dogs Named Red and Hootch

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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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