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"They never got a salute," a daughter of one of the women said. The only all-Black, all-female battalion to serve in World War II in the U.S. and in Europe is set to be awarded the Congressional ...
The all-Black female WWII unit, the "Six Triple Eight," was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that Congress can bestow upon a civilian. On Tuesday, the 6888th unit ...
U.S. National Archives Seventy-seven years after World War II, the only all-Black Women’s Army Corps ... law a bill awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 6888th Central Postal Directory ...
An all-Black Women’s Army Corps unit that sorted millions of pieces of mail in unheated warehouses during World War II will finally be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal decades after the fact.
Members of the Women’s Army Corps’ all-Black 6888th Central Postal Directory ... the US Senate passed legislation to grant a Congressional Gold Medal to the battalion. Members of the House ...
An all-Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for improving soldiers' morale with their work sorting mail addressed to those on the frontlines.
April 29 (UPI) --Family members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion accepted a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday ... the predominantly Black and all-woman unit to Birmingham ...
The only all-black female unit to serve overseas in World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Tuesday – 80 years after they were deployed to Europe to revolutionize the growing mail ...
An all-Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal for improving soldiers' morale with their work sorting mail addressed to those on the frontlines. Hegseth announces ...
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — A Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring a group of Black women who served overseas ... "When I look at all of this today, this is a wonderful thing for the nation ...