Roughly 300 descendants of the women who served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion came together on April 29 to get a glimpse of history in the making. Col. Ret. Edna Cummings (right) ...

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Pvt. Romay Catherine Johnson Davis, a 102-year-old World War II veteran, received a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday in Alabama on behalf of her 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. Davis ...

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 ...

The only Women's Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in World War II received a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday, exactly 80 years after pulling off an incredible organizational feat. The ...

The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday at the United States Capitol. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, ...

HIGH POINT, N.C. — High Point author Glenn Chavis said he recently found out his aunt was a part of the 6888th Battalion. Sergeant Annie Elizabeth Leach Johnson was part of the 855-member all-Black ...

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 ...