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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]
The true story of the 855 Black women in the Women's Army Corps during World War II – the only all-Black Women's Army Corps unit overseas during the war – is getting the due it deserves in ...
Director Tyler Perry's WWII drama The Six Triple Eight tells the true story of an all-Black unit of the Women's Army Corps. They were given a seemingly-impossible overseas assignment and prevailed ...
At Fort Des Moines, the first WAAC Training Center and Officer Candidate School, the barracks, service clubs, and mess halls were segregated, as was the service band. [ 3 ] When the black women at Fort Des Moines were not allowed to join the all-white WAC Band (which became the 400th Armed Service Forces Band), they organized WAC Band #2.
Volunteer Ribbon; Volunteer's Medal 1940–1945; W. ... War Medal 1939–1945; Women's Army Corps Service Medal; World War II Victory Medal This page was ...
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion sorted millions of pieces of mail during World War II. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
United States service medals of the world wars are U.S. military medals which were created solely for recognizing service in the First World War and World War II.Such medals are no longer awarded, but are still referred to in various publications, manuals, and award precedence charts as many veterans still display them as part of veteran functions and ceremonies.
Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon and her Army colleagues never dwelled on being the only Black battalion of women to serve... View Article The post Black female WWII unit hoping to get congressional ...