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The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the "Six Triple Eight," has been presented ...
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...
The only black and all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, 6888 will be presented with the Congressional Gold ...
The only black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal.
WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — An all-female, all-Black women’s Army Corps battalion who cleared out a 17 million-piece ...
FORT BENNING, Ga. -- African-Americans should continue to seek opportunity in the U.S. military and to aim to excel in their service, an African-American who earned the Medal of Honor during the ...
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...
Fannie Griffin McClendon, a member of the World War II 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, will be honored for her service with the Congressional Gold Medal. AP In 2022, Congress voted 422 ...
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 ...
The only all-black female unit to serve overseas in World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Tuesday – 80 years ...