"When 25-year-old Grace Banker opened her mail from the Signal Corps, she couldn't believe her eyes. Not only did she get the call to serve overseas with the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators, she was named their chief operator. Under Grace's leadership, the female operators, known as "Hello Girls" back in the States, endured bombings, explosions, fires, and freezing weather as they translated commands and transferred secret codes with lightning speed from battlefield headquarters. Their grit and courage helped win the war and earned Grace the Army's Distinguished Service Medal"--Jacket flap.

Includes chronology.