American service men in England during World War II called American
Red Cross girls "Doughnut Dollies." It was a warm and affectionate
term designed to show the soldiers' appreciation for the
morale-building efforts of the American Red Cross. The Red Cross
girls operated "clubmobiles" which were driven to air bases where
the girls served fresh doughnuts, hot coffee, and broadcast Big
Band music over loud-speakers to welcome airmen as they returned
from missions overseas. Red Cross girls also helped establish and
operate recreation clubs wherever American service men were
stationed. In London, fourteen American Red Cross clubs furnished
entertainment, meals, snacks and maintained dormitories for
soldiers on leave. This novel is the story of two Red Cross Aero
Club directors stationed on air fields where they were instructed
to establish recreation clubs. It is a story of their
accomplishments, frustrations, romances, and the tragedies they
witnessed and experienced.
Helen Airy was raised on a cattle ranch in Northern California.
After graduation from the University of California at Berkeley, she
was employed for several years as a columnist on the San Francisco
Examiner. At the outbreak of World War II, her restless ways led
her to join the American Red Cross personnel in war-time England.
Airy served in England in various capacities where she gained an
understanding of the tragedy of war. She saw courageous young men
lose their lives and witnessed the grief their loss left behind.
She came to admire and appreciate the stiff upper-lip courage and
the generosity of the English people who opened their doors and
their hearts, and shared their meagre provisions with the American
and other forces that flooded their country. Airy has always been
proud to be called a "Doughnut Dolly."
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