If the petition receives enough signatures, there could be a new Forever Stamp honoring this WWII unit with links to a ...

Tech Sgt. Alma Minter served in the groundbreaking "Six Triple Eight" battalion that ensured U.S. troops received mail from ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was credited with solving a growing mail crisis during its stint in England and, upon their return, serving as a role model to generations of Black ...

6888th 'Six Triple Eight' Central Postal Directory Battalion. Posted: April 29, 2025 | Last updated: July 13, 2025. The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the only all-Black female unit to ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, ABC News reports.

CUT 1_ The U.S. Army’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion is the first predominantly all-Black female unit, during World War II 2 ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, was honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal. The battalion was ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion consisted of 855 Black women. Only two women who served in the history-making unit are living as of this date.

By: Ali Halloum AFRO Intern. Descendants of the women who served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, (Six Triple Eight) are expressing outrage at a recent announcement by the 47th ...

The U.S. Army’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, also known as the Six Triple Eight, was a group of Black servicewomen, serving overseas, to sort millions of pieces of mail and deliver ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was credited with solving a growing mail crisis during its stint in England and, upon its return, ...

Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore, who co-sponsored the legislation to award the medal to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, called it a long overdue honor for the women in the unit.