Couple of hours drive north of here, up in Wisconsin is Ten Chimneys, the summer home of actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. I've been there because it has been converted into a museum and educational center for theater. One of the things I learned about them was that they were very concerned during the years of World War II (Lynn Fontanne was English). They performed extensively in London and elsewhere in England for soldiers and citizens during the Blitz to help keep people's spirits up. I think this was before the U.S. got into the war but I'm not exactly sure. She never lost touch with her ties as an English person all through her life.

I'm with Miss Z- I can't imagine how frightening it must have been to experience the Blitz as a reality.