This 1943 cartoon celebrates the 1st Anniversary of the WWII Navy WAVES. It’s credited to “Sixta, USNR,” suggesting the artist was in…
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Memphis Belle’s Robert K. Morgan
Flashing back to 1999 when I met famed WWII pilot Robert K. Morgan at the Warbirds Air Show in Fredrick, MD. He…
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VE Day in Washington, DC
WWII WAC Veteran Romay Johnson Davis dies at 104
Women take the wheel in WWII Washington, 1943
Elizabeth Arden’s WWII “Victory Red” Lipstick, 1941
Lipstick Brigade– Government Girl Eethel Johnson
The shy soldier slipped the handwritten note in front of the attractive blonde receptionist. Before she could respond, he disappeared into the…
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Lipstick Brigade Book Talks
A big thank you to the many wonderful people I’ve met in the course of talking about Lipstick Brigade! Thought I’d share a few…
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Lipstick Brigade Book Signing at Fairfax Museum
I have to share some photos from my book talk and signing at Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center in Virginia. Not only did…
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