The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only one comprised of Black women to be sent overseas during World War ...

Black female unit, recognized for its vital wartime contributions, sorted a 17 million mail backlog in three months and was ...

The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.

On Tuesday, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — the only mostly Black, all-women unit to serve overseas during ...

The armed forces women recognized as the “Six Triple Eight” were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for their ...

The 6888th Battalion, made up of 855 Black women, sorted millions of letters in WWII. They have finally been recognized with ...

Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for improving soldiers' morale with ...

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 crisis ...

Members of the “Six Triple Eight,” the only all-women and majority Black Battalion to serve in World War II, received the ...

The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” has been presented ...

The Six Triple Eight, who served overseas during WWII, was honored during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in D.C. Tuesday, 80 years after the war.