The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion is the only all Black U.S. Women's Army Corps unit sent overseas during World ...
was the sole all-Black U.S. Women's Corps unit deployed overseas during World War II. There was a significant shortage of soldiers who were able to manage the postal services for the U.S. Army ...
Usually when we think of World War 2, images of allied forces storming the beaches of Normandy during the invasion of Europe ...
I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...
The Music of Edmond Dédé: A free-born Creole of color from New Orleans African American soldiers fighting ... U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. There were also Black women who served in ...
Trump's executive order halting DEI means the Air Force no longer teaches recruits about WWII's Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
A powerful new war film, The Six Triple Eight, sheds light on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion—the only ...
a unit of African American women in World War II. The 6888th Battalion was tasked with clearing a two-year backlog of mail for soldiers in Europe, which they accomplished in 90 days. Lewis is ...
Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...
The Bush Center will honor the legacy of the Six Triple Eight battalion on Feb. 12. A Netflix film about the unit was ...