Phyllis Creore Westermann

After appearing as "Miss Television" at the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York City, Phyllis Jeanne Creore would,upon America's entry into World War II, go on the radio as "Phyllis Jeanne, Your Canteen Girl," the Allies' answer to "Tokyo Rose," or "Axis Annie." In her new role, Creore would, for fifteen minutes every Friday on NBC radio's "Canteen on the Air," do her bit to keep up morale. She urged soldiers and sailors within the sound of her voice to be careful, keep fighting for victory and write letters requesting their favorite songs. After the war's end, she worked on radio until her marriage, and then became known as a gifted painter of pastels, and as a talented sculptor.