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The Six Triple Eight cleared a years-long backlog of mail in just three months. Eighty years later, the unit is finally getting the recognition it deserves ...
The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” was honored Tuesday ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the “Six Triple ...
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was credited with solving a growing mail crisis during its stint in England and ...
The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.
The battalion was tasked with cleaning out the massive backlog filled with more than 17 million pieces of mail that left troops without any communications from their families for months.
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...
WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — An all-female, all-Black women’s Army Corps battalion who cleared out a 17 million-piece ...
Nathan Gage Ingram, a special warfare operator first class, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal earlier this month ...