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‘We Had Pullmans and I Never Rode a Better Train’

January 14, 2012

“As you can probably see by the envelope, this letter has been censored and you know what that means. I can’t even tell you what state I’m in, let alone the camp.” … More ‘We Had Pullmans and I Never Rode a Better Train’

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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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