6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

The Six Triple Eight!

I wrote about these “Shero’s” of WWII in April 2022. This new movie from Tyler Perry did a great job of handling the many sensitivities of those times with dignity. He touched on the absurd behaviors of those without dignity with subtle story telling. Please watch the movie and click the links included. It is truly eye-opening on many fronts. It’s a good conversation starter.

World War II Shero’s who Boosted Morale

In 1945, the U.S. Government faced low morale and growing frustration over undelivered mail amongst those serving in Europe. It was decided the large backlog of undistributed mail would be dealt with by the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. The battalion, nicknamed the “Six-Triple Eight,” was a multi-ethnic unit of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) comprised of Black, Puerto Rican, Caribbean, and Mexican soldiers. Upon their arrival in England in February of 1945, they were tasked with processing the mail backlog within six months. Under the Command of Major Charity Adams (Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley), Captain Mary F. Kearney, and Captain Bernice G. Henderson, the soldiers outperformed their expected timeline, sorting through all of the mail in just three months.

The United States Army Medal of Honor, The Nation’s Highest Medal of Valor

I Will Always Place The Mission First
I Will Never Accept Defeat
I Will Never Quit
I will Never Leave a Fallen Comrade