Six Triple Eight

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:awardYear 2022
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Charity_Adams_Earley
gptkbp:composedOf Black women
officers and enlisted personnel
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:formedIn 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Six Triple Eight
gptkbp:legacy helped break down racial and gender barriers in the U.S. military
gptkbp:motto gptkb:No_Mail,_Low_Morale
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Six_Triple_Eight
gptkbp:notableFor only all-Black, all-female battalion sent overseas during World War II
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Mary_McLeod_Bethune
gptkb:Willie_Young
gptkb:Anna_Mae_Wilson_Robertson
gptkb:Anna_Robertson
gptkb:Deloris_Ruddock
gptkb:Elizabeth_Barker_Johnson
gptkb:Elnora_Davis
gptkb:Fannie_Griffin_McClendon
gptkb:Fannie_McClendon
gptkb:Gladys_Carter
gptkb:Gladys_Shuster_Carter
gptkb:Helen_Turner
gptkb:Minnie_Spells
gptkb:Olivia_Hooker
gptkb:Romay_Davis
gptkb:Vivian_Bailey
gptkb:Vivian_Corbett
gptkb:Vivian_Mildred_Corbett
gptkb:Vivian_Millie_Bailey
gptkb:Willie_Mae_Young
gptkb:Elizabeth_Johnson
gptkb:Evelyn_Johnson
gptkb:Charity_Adams_Earley
gptkb:Mildred_Carter
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 800
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:6888th_Central_Postal_Directory_Battalion
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Women's_Army_Corps
gptkbp:primaryMission sorting and delivering mail to U.S. troops in Europe
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:France
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Six_Triple_Eight_(film)
various books and documentaries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Army_6888th_Central_Postal_Directory_Battalion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5