The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” has been presented ...

The armed forces women recognized as the “Six Triple Eight” were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for their ...

On Tuesday, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — the only mostly Black, all-women unit to serve overseas during ...

The Congressional Gold Medal will be presented to the family of unit commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley at the Capitol ...

Members of an elite female WWII unit that notably improved the morale for soldiers on the European battlefront were honored ...

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 nation’s only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on ...

“We are honored to be joined by over 300 descendants and family members of the Six Triple Eight,” said Johnson, who presented the medal to unit commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley’s family.

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, also known as the ‘Six Triple Eight ... film “The Six Triple Eight,” which starred Kerry Washington as Adams in one of her most dynamic ...

The Congressional Gold Medal is awarded to the 'Six Triple Eight,' an all-female, all-Black unit that served in Europe during ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only one comprised of Black women to be sent overseas during World War ...

The movie "The Six Triple Eight," directed by Tyler Perry and starring Kerry Washington as Charity Adams Earley, the commander of the battalion, was released last year, bringing the unit's story ...