Ten women in the group, known as the 6888th Battalion, were from Connecticut and left ... Sheila Kearney didn’t know the specifics until a famous picture of the 6888th was published in a magazine.

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 ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion is shown during parade in Rouen, France in 1945, following a ceremony in honor of Jean DArc. The all-Black female battalion famously sorted a backlog ...

(WHTM) — As Women’s History Month continues, a luncheon was held Sunday at the York County History Center. It honored the women of the 6888th Postal Director Battalion, the only all-Black ...