The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (1945)

Two Black women in military uniform (dark jackets, light shirts and ties, dark skirts and boots) looking on at two rows of other Black women in military uniform standing at attention.

Source: Major Charity E. Adams and Captain Mary Kearney inspect members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in England on February 15, 1945 (Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Photographs of American Military Activities, National Archives)

AP African American Studies Guide

A Photograph of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in England (1945)

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