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

In World War II, an all women of color battalion solved an enormous backlog of mail between the homefront and the battlefront. Now, they're finally getting recognition with a Congressional Gold Medal.

MOULTRIE, Ga. (WALB) - Moultrie native, Willie Belle Irvin Partridge was one of the 855 Black women in the 6888th Battalion. During World War II, morale was low. The U.S. Army created the 6888th to ...

Roughly 300 descendants of the women who served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion came together on April 29 to get a glimpse of history in the making. Col. Ret. Edna Cummings (right) ...

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 ...

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 ...

In war morale is everything. That's why the all-women-of-color 6888th Central Postal Battalion was key to victory in World War II. They managed to get backlogged mail to and from the troops. The late ...

Fort Worth students, part of the Texas 6888 project, honor service women during an event at Miss Endy’s Christian Academy A group of young girls from Fort Worth will play a key role in a national ...

With the death of 101-year-old Anna Mae Robertson of Milwaukee, Lafayette native Fannie McClendon is now the last living link to an exceptional piece of World War II history. Both Robertson and ...

April 29 (UPI) --Family members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion accepted a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday and 80 years after the unit was deployed during World War II. "This ...

ST. LOUIS – An effort is underway to honor the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, better known as the 6888th with a U.S. Forever Stamp. The all-female, all predominantly Black unit was the ...

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Aug. 28 declined a proposal to issue a Forever Stamp honoring the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only majority Black, all-women Army unit deployed ...