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The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only one comprised of Black women to be sent overseas during World War ...
The Six Triple Eight cleared a years-long backlog of mail in just three months. Eighty years later, the unit is finally ...
Thursday's event, held on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, was part of the state’s WWII veteran recognition ...
Black, all-female unit known as the "Six Triple Eight" gets Congressional Gold Medal. Many had ties to SC, like Charity Adams ...
The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday at the United States Capitol.
On Tuesday, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — the only mostly Black, all-women unit to serve overseas during ...
The only Women's Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in World War II received a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday ..
Emery Bessler, 99, was honored with a World War II medal in Plymouth on Saturday morning.
And like many black units during World War II, its exploits never ... with the Congressional Gold Medal. AP In 2022, Congress voted 422-0 to bestow its highest honor on the 6888th.
Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for improving soldiers' morale with ...
The only all-black female unit to serve overseas in World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Tuesday – 80 years after they were deployed to Europe to revolutionize the growing mail crisis ...