6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion - Wikipedia
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight", was an all-Black battalion of the US Women's Army Corps (WAC) [1] that managed postal services. The 6888th had 855 women and was led by Major Charity Adams . [ 2 ]
The True Story of Netflix's 'Six Triple Eight' | Smithsonian
Dec 6, 2024 · Among the passengers on board were more than 800 recruits from her unit—women mostly in their late teens and 20s, and, in the segregated Army of the era, almost all of them Black. They would be...
The SixTripleEight: No Mail, Low Morale | The National WWII Museum ...
On February 3, 1945, the US Army sent over 800 Black women overseas to England aboard the SS Ile de France. Their mission unknown to them. Eleven days later, after dodging German U-boats, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion “the SixTripleEight” landed in …
The Real History of the Six Triple Eight | American Air Museum
In this article we delve into the real history behind Netflix's Six Triple Eight. Fighting for the Right to Serve In the summer of 1944, Major Charity Adams was tasked with preparing a Women's Army Corps (WAC) battalion of Black American personnel for deployment overseas.
6888th Postal Battalion Delivered High Spirits to Weary WWII …
Dec 2, 2024 · The Women’s Army Corps’ only primarily Black battalion, nicknamed the “Six Triple Eight,” consisted of 855 women. During the war, there was a shortage of personnel to handle mail overseas.
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion | U.S. Army Center of ...
Feb 14, 2014 · In Birmingham, the women of "Six Triple Eight" confronted warehouses stacked to the ceiling with letters and packages. These buildings were unheated and dimly lit, the windows blacked out to...
The True Story of the 6888th Battalion - FamilySearch
Dec 13, 2024 · In December 1944, a new, all-Black battalion of the WAC was established. They would be known as the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. The “Six Triple Eight,” as they were nicknamed, had 855 women—824 enlisted soldiers and 31 officers.
The Six Triple Eight Battalion Monument | Leavenworth, Kansas
The 6888 th Central Postal Directory Battalion, or “Six Triple Eight,” was a predominantly black division of the Women’s Army Corps tasked with sorting out the mail mess. They arrived in the UK on Feb. 12, 1945, after a journey by ship that encountered several German U-boats.
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Dec 22, 2024 · During World War II, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — nicknamed the Six Triple Eight — was the first and only unit of color in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) stationed in Europe. The...
The Six Triple Eight Tells the Heroic True Story of the 6888th Battalion
Dec 27, 2024 · In early 1945, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to be stationed in Europe during World War II — was deployed to England to take on a seemingly impossible mission. Their assignment?