Grace Miriam Kerns (August 27, 1879 – September 10, 1936) was an American lyric soprano, called the "Nightingale of the Trenches" for her popularity during World War I. She made over a hundred recordings during the 1910s. == Early life == Kerns was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and lived in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, a daughter in the large family of Andrew Jackson Kerns and Catharine Marinda Clark Kerns. Her father was a saw manufacturer. She studied voice with Emma Cecilia Thursby.... [more on Wikipedia]