Calling All Girls #37

Members of the Victory Club set out to boost their town's paper salvage efforts, but when a well-meaning scheme to collect waste paper from local businesses goes hilariously awry, they accidentally damage the principal's tire and nearly lose his important speech. With quick thinking and a little help, the resourceful club members manage to turn their mishap into an unexpected opportunity to prove the value of their campaign.

The Bearcat, an American Red Cross clubmobile crewed by five women, volunteers to deliver coffee and doughnuts to GI's in Roetgen, the first German town taken by the First Army—a risky mission with snipers recently cleared and the front line curving around the town on three sides. As the team pushes through dangerous territory to reach the soldiers, they discover just how much their presence means to the men who are holding the line. With their first successful run complete, the women of the Bearcat are already preparing for a second trip into Germany, proving that even under fire, morale matters.

PFC. Mary Jane Ford, a WAC stationed at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, springs into action when she spots a soldier drowning at Airport Lake during her off-duty hours. Drawing on her lifesaving training, she dives repeatedly to locate him underwater and brings him to shore, where medical personnel take over. Though the soldier doesn't survive, her fearless efforts under dangerous circumstances earn her the Soldier's Medal for heroism.