Pioneering WWII Unit Receives Congressional Gold Medal
April 30, 2025
April 30, 2025
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 30 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news:
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Pioneering WWII Unit Receives Congressional Gold Medal
Eighty years after the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion deployed to Europe during World War II, its soldiers were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.
Nicknamed the Six Triple Eight, the unit was the first and largest all-female, all-African America . . .
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Pioneering WWII Unit Receives Congressional Gold Medal
Eighty years after the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion deployed to Europe during World War II, its soldiers were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.
Nicknamed the Six Triple Eight, the unit was the first and largest all-female, all-African America . . .