"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The Six Triple Eight, which is now streaming on Netflix, offers a long-overdue tribute to the 6888th ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite the deadly perils of World War II surrounding them, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion never wavered from its ...

The women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion probably never imagined seeing their life stories on the screen. After all, they were just hard-working women from all walks of life. Tyler ...

Fort Oglethorpe, GA -(WDEF)A powerful story of service and history was shared today in Fort Oglethorpe, as retired U.S. Army Colonel Edna Cummings spoke at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center.

A powerful new war film, The Six Triple Eight, sheds light on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion—the only all-Black, all-female unit stationed in Europe during WWII. Their mission?

MOULTRIE, Ga. (WALB) - Moultrie native, Willie Belle Irvin Partridge was one of the 855 Black women in the 6888th Battalion. During World War II, morale was low. The U.S. Army created the 6888th to ...

Roughly 300 descendants of the women who served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion came together on April 29 to get a glimpse of history in the making. Col. Ret. Edna Cummings (right) ...

HIGH POINT, N.C. — High Point author Glenn Chavis said he recently found out his aunt was a part of the 6888th Battalion. Sergeant Annie Elizabeth Leach Johnson was part of the 855-member all-Black ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - February is Black History Month and KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 continue to salute the contributions of African Americans in labor with the help of Bossier Parish high school students. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Under the leadership of Major Charity Adams (played by Kerry Washington in the film), the 6888th Central Postal Directory ...

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