Miss Yourlovin

GIs, Gender, and Domesticity during World War II

Ann Elizabeth Pfau

 

The name Big Dick was both a boast and a reference to a roll of the dice in the game of craps. "Big iron bird" was a slang term for the B-17 bomber.

Source: NACP.

The name Big Dick was both a boast and a reference to a roll of the dice in the game of craps. "Big iron bird" was a slang term for the B-17 bomber.