Mildred Gillars
Mildred Elizabeth Gillars (November 29, 1900 – June 25, 1988), nicknamed "Axis Sally" along with Rita Zucca, was an American broadcaster employed by the Third Reich in Nazi Germany to proliferate propaganda during World War II. She was convicted of treason by the United States in 1949 following her capture in post-war Berlin.
Early life
Born Mildred Elizabeth Sisk in Portland, Maine, she took the surname Gillars in 1911 after her mother remarried.[1][2] At 16, she moved to Conneaut, Ohio, with her family.[2] In 1918 she enrolled at Ohio Wesleyan University to study dramatic arts but left before graduating.[1]
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