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Only all-women, Black battalion in WWII gets congressional honor, including many from SC
Black, all-female unit known as the "Six Triple Eight" gets Congressional Gold Medal. Many had ties to SC, like Charity Adams ...
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Women of the WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight’ receive congressional medal
The "Six Triple Eight," the only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, received the Congressional ...
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Black female WWII unit ‘Six Triple Eight’ gets Congressional Gold Medal
Article courtesy of Black Information Network  The “Six Triple Eight,” the only Black, all-female unit that served in Europe during World War II, has been awarded a Congressional Gold Medal.  […] ...
‘Six Triple Eight’ Members Honored With Congressional Gold Medal
The armed forces women recognized as the “Six Triple Eight” were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for their ...
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Black female WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ receives congressional honor
The Congressional Gold Medal is awarded to the 'Six Triple Eight,' an all-female, all-Black unit that served in Europe during ...
Six Triple Eight presented with Congressional Gold Medal by Speaker Mike Johnson
Members of an elite female WWII unit that notably improved the morale for soldiers on the European battlefront were honored ...
Congress Awards Gold Medal To The ‘Six Triple Eight,’ Trailblazing Black Female WWII Unit
On Tuesday, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — the only mostly Black, all-women unit to serve overseas during ...
'Six Triple Eight:' The all-Black female WWII unit awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only one comprised of Black women to be sent overseas during World War ...
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The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...