‘40s pinup queen Betty Grable was honored to bring ‘happiness’ to troops
America’s top pinup girls during World War II, where her photo was salivated over by servicemen as they manned the trenches.Grable’s daughter Victoria Colucci recently opened up to Closer Weekly about her late mother and why the actress felt honored to be loved by the troops.“She would just say that she was a dancer who could act,” Colucci said. “But she felt that one of her greatest accomplishments in life was bringing a little happiness to our soldiers.” “She would get letters from soldiers and she’d reply,” she continued.