The 6888th Battalion – An all female battalion saves the morale of troops during WW II

I thought it was appropriate to remind everyone on this Juneteenth week of this remarkable battalion of women who did what was thought to be the impossible – save the morale of service members during the war.

6888th battalion: US looks to honor 855 Black women who solved war time mail crisis

An all-ethnic, all female battalion that served in Birmingham, England during WWII is on the last leg of a long journey to receive the Congressional Gold Medal.

   This battalion cleared a backlog of 1-2 years worth of mail in 3 months when the military didn’t think these women could do in in 6 months to a year.  These women are credited with saving the morale of our troops during the war. 

   Each shift handled 65K pieces of mail by working three, seven days a week for a total of 17M pieces of mail to ensure the troops stayed in contact with their family.

Documentary:
 https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/zevely-zone/6888-female-black-wwii-battalion/

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