Charity Adams

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Charity_Adams
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:author gptkb:One_Woman's_Army:_A_Black_Officer_Remembers_the_WAC
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Congressional_Black_Caucus_Veterans_Braintrust_Award
gptkb:Dayton_Walk_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1918-12-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kittrell,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Stanley_Earley_III
gptkbp:deathDate 2002-01-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkb:Wilberforce_University
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Charity_Edna_Adams_Earley
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charity Adams
gptkbp:knownFor commanding the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement first African-American woman to be an officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)
highest-ranking African-American woman in World War II U.S. Army
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:educator
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Stanley_Earley_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Army_6888th_Central_Postal_Directory_Battalion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5