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Private Ruth L. James at the gates of the battalion's facility in Rouen during a 1945 "open house" attended by hundreds of other African American soldiers Second Lieutenant Freda le Beau serving Major Charity Adams a soda at the opening of the battalion's snack bar in Rouen 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion African-American WACs, Hull & Cambridge, England, 04/14/1945
Known as the "Six Triple Eight", this battalion played a critical role in maintaining morale for U.S. troops in Europe by clearing a massive backlog of undelivered mail. In 2022, the Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the 6888th in recognition of its members' contributions. [2] [3] King was one of the Battalion's last five surviving ...
In 2018, a monument to the 6888th was erected in Leavenworth, Kansas, and in 2022, the battalion was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Six of the members from the battalion who were alive at ...
Members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion at a ceremony in honor of Joan of Arc on May 27, 1945 in Paris ; A scene from Netflix's ' The Six Triple Eight' (2024).
The 6888th Battalion broke barriers in the military. As depicted in the Netflix film, the 6888th is the largest group of Black women to serve overseas during World War II. ... with some members of ...
Charity Adams Earley (née Adams; December 5, 1918 – January 13, 2002) was a United States Army officer. She was the first African-American woman to become an officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (later WACs) and was the commanding officer of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which was made up of African-American women serving overseas during World War II.
Tyler Perry has dedicated the past quarter-century of his career to giving voice to Black women on stage and screen. With “The Six Triple Eight,” the self-made mogul — who leveraged his ...
The Six Triple Eight is a 2024 American war drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-black, all-female battalion, in World War II. [3] It is based on the article "Fighting a Two-Front War" by Kevin M. Hymel.