Red Cross Dollies
These days, young women may take umbrage at being called a “dolly,” but during WWII, “doughnut dolly” was a warm and affectionate term used by soldiers to show their appreciation for the morale-building efforts of the young ladies who worked for the American Red Cross, and specifically, the women who operated ”clubmobiles,” vehicles driven to air bases where these angels served fresh doughnuts, hot coffee, and played Big Band music to welcome airmen as they came home from overseas missions. T...
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