Maryann L MillerMaryAnn L. Miller was born in Western Pennsylvania the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Some of her early memories are listening to the casualty lists on the radio, playing with ration cards, and parents rushing to close the curtains during airraid blackouts. The story of Princess Mafalda of Savoy was happening in Italy at that same time. Miller's mother was named after the Princess, one of many Italian immigrants scattered throughout the Diaspora, perhaps aware of the suffering of their relatives remaining in Europe, but unable to change the horrors of Hitler and the Third Reich. Read More Read Less