The World War II Donut Dollies
Hello friends! Today’s post is a guest article by my author friend and co-host of the Victory Celebration blog party, Phoebe Hinkle. Today (May 8th) is V-E Day and the one-year anniversary of the publication of her World War II historical fiction book, We Gave Our Tomorrows, and Phoebe is sharing a tidbit of WWII history that she incorporated into her book. Enjoy! *** One of my favorite scenes in We Gave Our Tomorrows is when the squad meets a group of Donut Dollies in Luxembourg. I’m guessing, though, that most people probably haven’t heard of the Donut Dollies before. I know I hadn’t! I found out about the Dollies, also called the Clubmobile Girls, when I was reading a fanfiction story from my favorite WWII tv show. Intrigued by the idea, I did some research on the subject, thinking I might write about it or do reenacting as a Dolly someday. So who were the Donut Dollies, anyway? During WWII, the Red Cross provided not only medical care, but also food and entertainment to the ...
