Decades after their critical service in World War II, the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black Women's Army Corps (WAC) unit, are finally being recognized for their ...

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Claire Waters served in WWII’s 6888th and later founded Project Help in Columbus. Claire Waters served in the 6888th Battalion, the only all-Black Women’s Army Corps unit stationed overseas in WWII, ...

Donna Lewis had seen the photograph of her mother in military uniform but never understood its significance until a Facebook ...

[First released in 2023.] The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only unit comprised entirely of Black women to have been deployed overseas during World War II, and it had served a ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, was honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal. The battalion was credited ...

The first Black female soldiers stationed in Europe will finally receive the homecoming they deserved after serving in World War II. On Feb. 28, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 422-0 to award ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A local foundation has organized a virtual screening of the "The Six Triple Eight," a documentary about a predominantly black, all female battalion. In 1945, they were sent to ...

Last year Netflix released a new Tyler Perry film, "The Six Triple Eight," honoring the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. During World War II, this unit worked tirelessly to ...

In 1945, American forces had an unexpected problem: Amidst the chaos of World War II, more than two years of letters had piled up in a tremendous backlog of approximately 17 million pieces of mail.

BOSTON (AP) — The House voted Monday to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal. The 422-0 vote follows a long-running campaign ...