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

An official 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt fourth-term inaugural medal in gold from the estate of former U.S. Mint director ...

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

The families of the “Six Triple Eight,” the only majority Black and all-female U.S. military unit that served in World War II, received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday. Also known as ...

The Congressional Gold Medal will be presented to the family of unit commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley at the Capitol Visitor Center. To recognize the women of the Six Triple Eight who made ...

WASHINGTON — Some 80 years after their groundbreaking contributions in World War II, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion received the high honor Tuesday. The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on ...

The all-Black female WWII unit, the "Six Triple Eight," was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award ... Soldiers, government officials, and Red Cross workers serving overseas ...