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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] It was the only all Black US Women's Army Corps unit sent overseas during World War II. [2]
Died: January 18, 2024 (aged 100) Las Vegas, Nevada: Allegiance: United States of America: Service / branch: United States Army: Years of service: 1943 - 1948: Unit: 6888th Central Postal Directory Batallion: Known for: Being a member of the only all-Black, all-female unit to serve overseas in WWII, helping deliver a massive backlog of ...
a play by Michael Bradford depicting African-American World War II soldiers and the troubles they encounter upon returning home to the Deep South. [194] 2006 () Flyboys (film) Film set during World War 1 about the Lafayette Escadrille (the 124th air squadron formed by the French in 1916). It was mostly composed of volunteer American pilots ...
Soldiers of the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, the first black women's unit deployed overseas during World War II, pass in review during a 1945 military parade in Birmingham, England.
Two tables of U.S. Soldiers executed during World War II's European Theater and Pacific Theater may be found on Before the Needle; The U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945 (payment required) contains the names of many American servicemen
The American Soldier Vol. 4." (1949) on blacks in WW2; Takaki, Ronald T. Double Victory: A Multicultural History of America in World War II. N.p.: First Back Bay, 2001. Treadwell, Mattie E. The Women's Army Corps (Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, 1954.) Wong, Kevin Scott.
The reality was that the battalion represented only 855 out of approximately 6,500 Black women who served in the U.S. WACs from 1942 to 1945. Why Four Black Women Stood Up to the U.S. Army During ...
During World War II, 1.2 million African Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces and 708 were killed in action. 350,000 American women served in the Armed Forces during World War II and 16 were killed in action. [343] During World War II, 26,000 Japanese-Americans served in the Armed Forces and over 800 were killed in action. [344]