#sixtripleeight

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NATCHEZ, Miss. -- NAPAC Museum will host a free showing of the documentary, “Six Triple Eight” (2019), and a meeting with its director, James William Theres, at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at 301 Main St., Natchez. The documentary is about the only all-black female battalion to serve in Europe during World War II. It tells the story of the 855 Black women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion who cleared a three-year backlog of undelivered mail. They helped to deliver more than 17 million pieces of mail near the end of the war. For more information, call 601-445-0728.

More information about Lt. Col Charity Adams Earley and the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion ("Six Triple Eight"), the first and only black WAC unit to be deployed to Europe during World War II. (https://www.womenofthe6888th.org) 

A "must-watch" interview with Lt. Col Charity Adams Earley presented by the Women's Army Corp Museum as part of the WAC Foundation Oral History Program. Lt. Col Charity Adams Earley was one of the first African American WAC Officers, graduating from the First WAAC Officer Candidate School in 1942.  In 1945 as Major Charity Adams, she became commanding officer of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion ("Six Triple Eight"), the first and only black WAC unit to be deployed to Europe during World War II. More about the "Six Triple Eight", visit: https://www.womenofthe6888th.org

#Repost @americanveteranscenter • • • • • • PFC Deloris Ruddock enlisted in the Women's Army Corps in October 1943 in Washington, DC. She would be assigned to the history-making #SixTripleEight Central Postal Directory Battalion, the first and only all-female African American unit deployed overseas during World War II. They were sent to Birmingham, England and Rouen, France to sort through the two year logjam of mail to send to American troops overseas. We talked with her about her experience during the war, its impact upon her life, and the long overdue recognition she and her fellow veterans are finally receiving. Link in bio. #WomensHistoryMonth #SixTripleEight #6888 #6888ww2 #WWIIhistory #WWIIveterans #WomenofWWII #womenwhoserve #africanamericanhistory #blackhistoryisnow #DelorisRuddock https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx88bbmhfSGL2MDhhagDUsQtF788Cyq-wA1CcA0/?igshid=13e2bjhl1d86k