This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
American Editor, Publisher, First Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare as well as First Commanding Officer of the Women's Army Corps
"Brotherhood doesn't come in a package. It is not a commodity to be taken down from the shelf with one hand - it is an accomplishment of soul-searching prayer, and perseverance... The spontaneous feeling of brotherhood is a mark of human maturity."
"Women who stepped up were measured as citizens of the nation, not as women...this was a people's war, and everyone was in it. [Quote at the WWII Memorial]"