Remembering the only predominantly Black, all-women U.S. military unit to serve overseas in WWII
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 26, 2025
This Memorial Day, we’re remembering the legacy of the WWII era unit, the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion. It was the only predominantly Black, all-women’s U.S. military unit to serve overseas, and is also the subject of a recent Netflix movie. Their mission was to sort through a backlog of more than 17 million pieces of mail and to deliver it to war-weary soldiers scattered across Europe, longing for words of encouragement from home.
They had six months to complete the job. They did it in three.
In April, the . . .
