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The Battalion of Black Women Who Outperformed Everyone's Expectations in WWII
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Major Charity Adams commanded the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion—the only all-Black Women's Army Corps unit deployed overseas during WWII. In February 1945, 855 women sailed to England aboard the Île de France, dodging German U-boats to reach Birmingham. They faced a seemingly impossible mission: clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of undelivered mail that was destroying morale among seven million American soldiers in the European Theater. The Army estimated it would take six months. According to National WWII Museum documentation, they completed it in three months. When a general attempted to send a white officer to supervise their work, Major Adams famously responded, "Sir, over my dead body, sir!" The women worked three eight-hour shifts in freezing, rat-infested warehouses with inadequate lighting, solving the puzzle of mail addressed only to nicknames or common first names. After clearing Birmingham, they tackled another backlog in Rouen, France (some letters three years old), then moved to Paris. Their unit motto was "No mail, low morale." Major Adams was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel—the highest rank for a WAC and the highest-ranking Black woman in the military. The general who initially doubted them later visited France to personally commend their achievements. In 2022, the 6888th received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor from Congress.
Sources: National WWII Museum, Library of Congress Veterans History Project, Army Historical Foundation, National Park Service, Wikipedia, Congressional Gold Medal documentation

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