Product Description
by Jennifer Holik (Author)
Finding the Answers. Are you seeking answers to questions about your family's female World War II service member or civilian worker? Women played crucial roles during World War II after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Men felt an obligation to join the military and rushed to enlist. Enlistment and later the draft, required men to vacate jobs on the home front. As a result, women were recruited and trained to take over jobs left by men. The military also began programs for women to volunteer to aid the war effort, or in some cases, join the military as enlisted personnel and officers. This quick guide introduces you to: - A brief history of the shift of roles women played at home and in service. - Histories of the components of each military branch in which women served. - Histories of the civilian organizations in which women served - Tips for locating information to begin a search for records with checklists. Are you ready to start searching for information on your female service member?
Author Biography
Jennifer Holik is an acclaimed author, researcher, educator, empath, medium, and healer dedicated to uncovering WWII history by piecing together biographical stories of soldiers' lives that have never been told before. She has a rare talent for telling WWII stories in an emotive way: lending a 'new voice' to this period of history by shedding light on a soldier's relationships with their loved ones, family and friends. In portraying the human side of warfare she reveals in a poignant, heartfelt, original way what it was really like to have a son, brother, best friend or spouse go off to fight this incredulous war and risk making the ultimate sacrifice for liberty and freedom. Through the research and stories, Jennifer provides healing of the past for clients and those who have already left us. Based in Chicago, Illinois and Amstelveen, Netherlands, her unique talent and capacities bringing to life a soldier's story by new research techniques provides a rare glimpse into a soldier's personal life. The facts she unravels about his web of relationships provide family members a chance to revisit their soldier's never-told-before story and 'personal war journey' in a new way. In doing so, it allows family members to live their soldiers' pain and glory - memorialize their stories through writing - ultimately, serving as a tribute to their sacrifice; and a testament to our great country.
