An Auxiliary Territorial Service girl crew, dressed in warm winter coats, works a searchlight near London, on January 19, 1943, trying to find German bombers for the anti-aircraft guns to hit. 

Searchlight crew

Headline from NY Daily news of the D day invasion.

D-day Junes 6 1944

The Andrews Sisters - from left, Maxene, Patty and LaVerne - one of America's most popular singing acts of the 1940s, and tireless, selfless entertainers of the US forces during WW2.  Their hits included "Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy", "Don't Sit under the Apple Tree (with anyone else but me)" and many more.  Unfortunately, post-war family disputes (not least over career and financial differences) rather blighted the later lives of ladies who really deserved better.  (I love their stuff, by the way.)  Best regards, JR.