LOUISIANA (KLFY) — During World War II, the mail system in Europe was backlogged by more than two years. This resulted in U.S. soldiers being unable to get mail or send letters to their loved ones ...
“The Six Triple Eight,” a film directed by Tyler Perry debuted on Netflix Dec. 20 after weeks of private screenings and talk back sessions. The film highlights the heroism and groundbreaking work done ...
Charity Adams Earley inspects members of the 6888th Postal Battalion in Birmingham, England, in 1945. (Provided/U.S. Army Women's Museum) COLUMBIA — When Charity Adams Earley was sent across seas in ...
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The true story about a historic World War II all-Black women's Army Corps unit is now available to watch on the small screen! 13News Now previously reported on the 6888th Central ...
Donna Lewis knew her mother -- Osceola-born Cpl. Virgie Lee Caywood Freeman -- had served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II. However, she did not realize her mother was a member of the now ...
The all-female, all predominantly Black unit was the first and only group of women in the U.S. Army deployed overseas to ...
On Mar. 17, 1988, the 313th MI Battalion deployed to Honduras for Operation GOLDEN PHEASANT. Over the next ten days, battalion personnel assisted in forcing Nicaragua to withdraw its troops from ...
Under her leadership, a battalion of Black women nicknamed the Six Triple Eight (for the 6888th) sorted and sent the mail in three months — about half the time one general predicted. Their story ...
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