Maryland Matters11d
Families salute Maryland women of the ‘Six Triple Eight’
Nineteen women from Maryland served during World War II in the 6888th Battalion, the predominantly black postal unit now the ...
Smithsonian Magazine3mon
Meet the WWII Battalion of Black Women That Inspired an Army Base’s New Name
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only unit comprised entirely of Black women to have been deployed overseas during World War II, and it had served a critical function ...
Birmingham Mail12d
Forgotten battalion entirely of black women who helped win the war from Birmingham
A forgotten army of an all-black and all-female battalion of the US Women's Army Corp helped the war effort from Birmingham. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion were based at King Edward ...
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The True Story Being The Six Triple Eight's All-Black & All-Female WW2 Battalion
Netflix's new WWII drama The Six Triple Eight is based on the real-life exploits of the all-black, all-women 6888th Battalion ... the postal service. There were 855 soldiers in the 6888th ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)10dOpinion
‘Six Triple Eight’ film brings attention to MD women of the WWII postal unit
Nineteen women from Maryland served during World War II in the 6888th Battalion, which is featured in the film “The Six ...
80 years later, movie tells story of SC woman’s battalion during World War II
When Charity Adams Earley was sent across seas in 1944 , she was faced with a monumental task: Get millions of pieces of mail ...
AOL1mon
Forgotten battalion of black women celebrated in film
They were given a task others had failed - and they were given it because they were not expected to succeed. The intriguing story of 855 black women ... 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion ...
AOL1mon
The 6888th Battalion’s Job Was Even Harder Than It Looks on 'The Six Triple Eight'
The Six Triple Eight, which is now streaming on Netflix, offers a long-overdue tribute to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion ... of the women who were tasked with sorting millions ...
Afro12d
Families salute Maryland women of the ‘Six Triple Eight’
Nineteen women from Maryland served during World War II in the 6888th Battalion ... pictures, a U.S. flag, a certificate and a movie poster indicate a connection to the 6888th. “These women were ...
Southern Maryland News11d
Families salute Maryland women of the 'Six Triple Eight'
Nineteen women from Maryland served during World War II in the 6888th Battalion, the predominantly black postal unit now the subject of the blockbuster film “The Six Triple Eight.” After ...