Vera Lynn Of The World newspaper, with proceeds in aid of the Gulf Trust. Vera Lynn Dame Vera Margaret Lynn (; born 20 March 1917), widely known as "the Forces' Sweetheart", is an English singer of traditional pop, songwriter and actress, whose musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during the Second World War. During the war she toured Egypt, India, and Burma as part of ENSA, giving outdoor concerts for the troops. The songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again", "The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England". She remained
Vera Burridge Baits Vera Burridge Baits Vera Mildred Burridge Baits (1892–1963) was a member of the Board of Regents for the University of Michigan from 1943-1958. Vera Mildred Burridge was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 15, 1892 to George and Ellen (Roe) Burridge. Burridge earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1915 in addition to a Teachers' Certificate that same year. While at the University of Michigan she was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority, Mortar Board and the Women's Editor of The Michigan Daily. Burridge also attended Graduate School at the University of Chicago, 1916-1917.