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Congress honors all-Black female battalion crucial to World War II efforts
The battalion was tasked with cleaning out the massive backlog filled with more than 17 million pieces of mail that left ...
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The Only Black, All-Female Unit to Serve Overseas in World War II Receives the Congressional Gold Medal
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 Six Triple Eight, an all-Black female WWII unit, receives Congressional Gold Medal
Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for improving soldiers' morale with ...
Only Black female WWII unit receives Congressional Gold Medal
The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday at the ...
Congress Awards Gold Medal To The ‘Six Triple Eight,’ Trailblazing Black Female WWII Unit
On Tuesday, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — the only mostly Black, all-women unit to serve overseas during ...
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A Black, all-female WWII unit got a congressional medal 80 years after making history
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...
Black female WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ receives congressional medal
The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the only all-Black female unit to serve in Europe during World War II.
Black female WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ receives congressional honor
WASHINGTON (AP) — The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the “Six Triple ...