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Day: January 9, 2012

Another Puzzling Reference to a Celebrity; This Time, Bob Hope

January 9, 2012

A couple of interesting veins I wanted to tap while blogging about Babe’s letters so far have turned into dead-ends. … More Another Puzzling Reference to a Celebrity; This Time, Bob Hope

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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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