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6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/6888th_Central_Postal_Directory_Battalion
GPTKB entity
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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
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