Sorting the Mail, Blazing a Trail: African-American Women in …
2017年2月13日 · The only all-African-American Women's Army Corps unit sent to Europe during World War II, the 6888th was responsible for clearing years' worth of backlogged mail in both …
Mail Call: The Black Women Battalion of WWII - Northwestern …
When the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion arrived in Birmingham, England, in February 1945, they faced a mammoth task: sorting through a multiyear backlog of mail that …
The ‘Six Triple Eight’ Army Unit Made Sure U.S. WWII ... - HISTORY
- The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion helped boost the morale of millions of Americans …
An army unit known as the “Six Triple Eight” had a specific mission in World War II: to sort and clear a two-year backlog of mail for Americans stationed in Europe. Between the Army, Navy, Air Force, the Red Cross and uniformed civilian specialists, that amounted to seven million people … - And the responsibility to deliver all of it fell on the shoulders of 855 African-American women.
From February 1945 to March 1946, the women of the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion distributed mail in warehouses in England and France. Because of a shortage of resources and manpower, letters and packages had been accumulating in warehouses for months.
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- The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion helped boost the morale of millions of Americans …
All-Black Female WWII Unit to Receive Congressional Gold Medal
2022年3月18日 · Sorting mail might not seem like a monumental task to most, but in war-torn Europe during World War II, it certainly was for the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion: …
African American postal employees sorting mail beside white …
Download this stock image: African American postal employees sorting mail beside white workers. March 1, 1966, Washington, D.C. vicinity. (BSLOC 2015 14 106) - KWC57B from Alamy's …
Unsung Black heroines: Movie tells story of unsung WWII mail …
The 6888 Central Postal Division played a pivotal role in keeping U.S. soldiers on the front lines in Europe connected with family. Their story was largely unknown until a local historian shared ...
African American postal employees sorting mail into cubby-holes.
2023年10月13日 · [African American postal employees sorting mail into cubby-holes]. By photographer Warren K. Leffler, 1966. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. …
Sorting the mail, blazing a trail: African …
2017年2月15日 · The only African-American Women's Army Corps unit sent to Europe during World War II, the 6888th was responsible for clearing years' wor...
mail from sorting machines inside metal cubby holes; African …
mail from sorting machines inside metal cubby holes; African-American adult female Postal Service employee grabbing stacks of envelopes; several African-American female employees …
All-Black women’s World War II unit to be awarded …
2022年3月20日 · The unit traveled to Great Britain in 1945, surviving encounters with Nazi U-boats and a German rocket explosion along the way, before spending months sorting through mail and packages stacked to...
