Biarritz France, Jack Munro in 1945 and Peggy Munro Scholberg in 2024 In 1944 the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, more commonly known as the GI Bill, was passed in the United States. President Roosevelt believed a post-war education program could increase morale of the troops that had been fighting in Europe. It would take months to ferry troops back across the Atlantic. General Dwight Eisenhower, commander of the European Theatre of Operations, was responsible for its impleme

Angel of the Smile statue located at Reims Cathedral in France and original typed manuscript My mother always called it “The Angel of the Smile,” or in French, “L’Ange au Sourire.” She was referring to the 660 page document she typed up about her time serving in the Army during World War Two. Eighteen years after she passed, I finally pulled those pages out of my closet and decided to attempt to publish her story. I proceeded to shorten it, added key markers about the war

Ewing Family (Nancy steering) As a child, my mother spent summers on Lake Michigan with her family in their sailboats and yachts. She was comfortable in any boat, on any body of water, at any time. She often made her way into the captain’s chair – or the driver’s seat. Eventually she would work to find out just how may boats she could “drive.” After joining the Army, she used opportunities to expand her collection beyond just boats. In the book Girls in a World at War ,