A national petition urging the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Forever Stamp honoring the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion is roughly 300 signatures shy of its 1,500-signature goal. Shown here ...
MOULTRIE, Ga. (WALB) - Moultrie native, Willie Belle Irvin Partridge was one of the 855 Black women in the 6888th Battalion. During World War II, morale was low. The U.S. Army created the 6888th to ...
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Aug. 28 declined a proposal to issue a Forever Stamp honoring the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only majority Black, all-women Army unit deployed ...
HARFORD COUNTY, Maryland -- Formally known as the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, Six Triple Eight was an all-Black women's Army Corps unit serving overseas in World War II. Stationed in ...
ST. LOUIS – An effort is underway to honor the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, better known as the 6888th with a U.S. Forever Stamp. The all-female, all predominantly Black unit was the ...