An all-Black Women's Army Corps unit that sorted millions of pieces of mail in unheated warehouses during World War II will finally be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal decades after the fact.
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on March 14 that awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the"Six Triple Eight." The honor was granted"in recognition of their pioneering military service, devotion to duty, and contributions to increase the morale of personnel stationed in the European theater of operations during World War II," the bill states.The bipartisan bill, introduced by Sens.
Charity Earley , who later rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. She died in 2002, and her son praised the belated recognition last year.These Black female soldiers brought order to chaos and delivered a blow against inequality"It's wonderful, and it's time," said Stanley Earley III."It should have happened 50, 60 years ago. But there is now the opportunity for a recognition that these folks did all these things that were so important.
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