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

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 ...

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 ...

HARFORD COUNTY, Maryland -- Formally known as the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, Six Triple Eight was an all-Black women's Army Corps unit serving overseas in World War II. Stationed in ...

A national petition urging the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Forever Stamp honoring the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion is roughly 300 signatures shy of its 1,500-signature goal. Shown here ...

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 ...

During World War II, the Six Triple Eight became the only all-Black, all-female battalion of the Women’s Army Corps to serve overseas. Their mission was to clear a massive two-year backlog of ...

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 ...

"They never got a salute," a daughter of one of the women said. The only all-Black, all-female battalion to serve in World War II in the U.S. and in Europe is set to be awarded the Congressional Gold ...