| Thanks to those wonderful American women of 1917-1918, who proudly stepped forward during the emergency to offer their time, talent, energy, and devotion to help the United States win the "war to end all wars." To one of them, in particular, Merle Egan Anderson, Hello Girl of the Army Signal Corps, who fought the U.S. Army for sixty yearsand won, won veteran's status and honorable discharge for herself and her sister telephone operators. |
| Thanks to Tom, who encouraged me and shared his vast understanding of the Great War. Ron, who supported me in every way. Julie, who asked, "Where are the therapists?" (Thus was born Chapter 5.) Dr. Gordonn A. Logan, who extended the life I used to write this book. Leila Charbonneau, who understands The Chicago Manual of Style and put her tidy stamp on the text. Helene M. Sillia, historian, Women's Overseas Service League. Linda L. Hewitt, Captain, USMC(R), who chronicled the Women Marines in World War I. Richard J. Sommers, archivist-historian, U.S. Army Military Institute, Carlisle, PA. Florence W. Lehman, archivist, Reed College, Portland, OR. Kathleen Jacklin, archivist, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Mary Karabaich, American Red Cross, Seattle, WA. Barbara Schroeder, World War II veteran, who provided solid information in several World War I areas. Henry I. Shaw and Mike Miller, US Marine Corps History and Museums Division, Washington, D.C. Merlin Berglin, Pope County Historical Society, Glenwood, MN. Rick Caldwell, librarian, Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA. Susan Miller and Judith Johnson, The Salvation Army, National Archives. Frances Dingman, The Salvation Army, Western Territory Headquarters. Carol J. Dage, Liberty Memorial Museum, Kansas City, MO. Stephen E. Novak, Medical Archives, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Agnes F. Hoover, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C. Charlotte Palmer Seeley and Michael Knapp, National Archives, Washington, D.C. |
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