A Triad man has ties to WWII 6888th Battalion
Sgt. Annie Elizabeth Leach Johnson of High Point is one of 855 black women who served in the 6888th Battalion during WWII ...
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Meet the WWII Battalion of Black Women That Inspired an Army Base’s New Name
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only unit comprised entirely of Black women to have been deployed overseas during World War II ... between American soldiers in Europe ...
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How an all-Black female WWII unit beat the odds stacked against them
During World War II, an all-Black battalion of the U.S. Women’s Army ... and handling letters addressed to fallen soldiers. They tackled the task all while facing the dual discrimination of ...