What They Don't Want You To Know about The 6888th Postal Battalion

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, affectionately known as the "Six Triple Eight," emerged as an extraordinary all-female, all-African American unit in the U.S. Army during the throes of World War II. Formed in 1944 under the Women's Army Corps, it was the only unit of its kind deployed overseas. Their mission was to address a massive backlog of undelivered mail meant for U.S. service members in Europe. Audio Onemichistory.com Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history Follow me on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@onemic_history Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Onemichistory Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m Sources: https://eji.org/reports/targeting-black-veterans/ https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/black-panthers-761st-tank-battalion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/761st_Tank_Battalion_(United_States) https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/761st-tank-battalion-1942-45/ https://www.army.mil/article/1792/the_761st_tank_battalion_fighting_the_enemy_beating_stereotypes