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 ...

The Six Triple Eight, officially the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion ... pictures, a U.S. flag, a certificate and a movie poster indicate a connection to the 6888th. “These women were ...

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 ...

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 recent film "The Six Triple Eight" follows a group of African American women in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, a unit charged with routing mail to soldiers overseas ...

While speaking with Today, Perry revealed that the women of the 6888th battalion were not saluted when they returned, emphasizing that their recognition did not come until many years later.

It's a broadscale period drama that casts a spotlight on a neglected chapter of World War II history: The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the ... t think they were up to the task ...

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 ...