6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Six_Triple_Eight
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Congressional_Gold_Medal_(2022)
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Charity_Adams_Earley
gptkbp:composedOf	Black women soldiers
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1946
gptkbp:formedIn	1944
gptkbp:honor	gptkb:U.S._Army_monument_at_Fort_Leavenworth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:No_Mail,_Low_Morale
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Six_Triple_Eight
gptkbp:notableFor	first and only all-Black, all-female battalion sent overseas during World War II breaking racial and gender barriers in the U.S. military
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Charity_Adams_Earley gptkb:Mary_McLeod_Bethune_(advisor)
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Women's_Army_Corps
gptkbp:primaryMission	sorting and delivering mail to U.S. troops in Europe
gptkbp:servedIn	gptkb:Birmingham,_England gptkb:Paris,_France gptkb:Rouen,_France
gptkbp:size	over 800 women
gptkbp:subjectOf	documentaries and books 2023 Netflix film 'The Six Triple Eight'
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_Army_(World_War_II) gptkb:Six_Triple_Eight
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6