Bush Center event to honor women’s US Army battalion that delivered mail in WWII
The Bush Center will honor the legacy of the Six Triple Eight battalion on Feb. 12. A Netflix film about the unit was ...
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This Day in History on February 10: Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Established
February 10th has seen its fair share of significant events that have left an indelible mark on history.Looking back, on ...
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WW2 Women’s Auxiliary Army Battalion is the subject of new Netflix movie
LOUISIANA (KLFY) — During World War II, the mail system in Europe was ... a multi-ethnic female unit of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps. that was predominately Black, to head to London ...
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African-American WACs: they changed segregationist military policy
except for a few who had served in the Army nurses corps during World War I. "But during World War II, African- American women were accepted into the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (later the WAC) as ...
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New Hanover County to host event recognizing WWII Women’s Army Corps unit the 6888th ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -New Hanover County will host a Black History Month event to recognize the all-black WWII Women’s Army Corps unit the 6888th Central Postal Director Battalion, also known as ...
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80 years later, movie tells story of SC woman’s battalion during World War II
When the United States joined World War II, Earley applied to enlist in the Women’s Army Corps. She was one of 40 Black women chosen to be part of the first officer training class. By the time she ...