The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize its efforts. At a ceremony Tuesday in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other […]
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The Six-Triple-Eight to receive Congressional Gold Medal
The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize its efforts. At a ceremony Tuesday in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other lawmakers will present the medal to the family of unit commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion is credited with addressing a mail crisis during its stint in England and, upon its return, serving as a role model to generations of Black women who joined the military. The unit toiled around the clock, processing 65,000 pieces of mail in each of three shifts, to ensure mail was delivered. The effort boosted morale among American forces.