U.S. Army 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Army_6888th_Central_Postal_Directory_Battalion
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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:commanded gptkb:Major_Charity_Adams
gptkbp:composedOf African American women
Puerto Rican women
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkb:Rouen,_France
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:formed 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Army 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
gptkbp:motto gptkb:No_Mail,_Low_Morale
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Six_Triple_Eight
gptkbp:notableEvent cleared backlog of 17 million pieces of mail in six months
gptkbp:notableFor first and only all-Black, all-female battalion sent overseas during World War II
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Charity_Adams
gptkb:Mary_McLeod_Bethune_(advisor)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Women's_Army_Corps
gptkbp:primaryMission sorting and delivering mail to U.S. military personnel in Europe
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:size over 800 women
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
memorials
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4