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On Tuesday, the 6888th unit, which is known as the "Six Triple Eight," was awarded the medal for the work they did during World War II to "increase the morale of all United States personnel ...
The Six Triple Eight: Black, Female Soldiers Honored for World War II Success The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops ...
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.
The Six Triple Eight cleared a years-long backlog of mail in just three months. Eighty years later, ... only six members of the 855-person World War II unit were still alive.
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for decades. Just two of the 855 women are believed to be alive for the ceremony.
Anna Mae Robertson, who was one of the last known surviving members of World War II's Six Triple Eight unit, has died.
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.
On Tuesday, the 6888th unit, which is known as the "Six Triple Eight," was awarded the medal for the work they did during World War II to "increase the morale of all United States personnel ...
The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” has been presented with the Congressional Gold Medal. It follows a ...
The Six Triple Eight, the only all-Black female unit to serve overseas in World War II, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Tuesday – 80 years after they were deployed to Europe to ...
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… ...
On Tuesday, the 6888th unit, which is known as the "Six Triple Eight," was awarded the medal for the work they did during World War II to "increase the morale of all United States personnel ...