{"id":73109,"date":"2022-03-01T02:33:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T02:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/01\/black-female-wwii-unit-recognized-with-congressional-honor\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:48:58","slug":"black-female-wwii-unit-recognized-with-congressional-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2022\/03\/01\/black-female-wwii-unit-recognized-with-congressional-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Black female WWII unit recognized with congressional honor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BOSTON \u2014 The House voted Monday to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 422-0 vote follows a long-running campaign to recognize the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/07\/13\/black-female-wwii-unit-hoping-to-get-congressional-honor\/\">6888th Central Postal Directory<\/a>&nbsp;Battalion. The Senate passed the legislation last year. The unit, known in short as the Six Triple Eight, was tasked with sorting and routing mail for millions of American service members and civilians. Only a half-dozen of the more than 850 members are still alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5433\" height=\"3622\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22056529260423.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22056529260423.jpg.jpg 5433w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22056529260423.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22056529260423.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22056529260423.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22056529260423.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22056529260423.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5433px) 100vw, 5433px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &#8211; World War II veteran Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon, a member of the World War II 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, poses at her home, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Tempe, Ariz. (Matt York\/AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s overwhelming,\u201d Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon, who is 101 and lives in Arizona, said when told of the vote. \u201cIt\u2019s something I never even thought about it. I don\u2019t know if I can stand this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was credited with solving a growing mail crisis during its stint in England and, upon their return, serving as a role model to generations of Black women who joined the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But for decades, the exploits of the 855 members never got wider recognition. But that has changed, starting several years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/02\/24\/army-posthumously-promotes-first-black-colonel-to-one-star-general\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-24-at-4.20.36-PM.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army posthumously promotes first Black colonel to one-star general<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">One of Young&#039;s descendants praised the Army for correcting the historical injustice.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A monument was erected in 2018 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to honor them, and the 6888th was given the Meritorious Unit Commendation in 2019. A documentary \u201cThe Six Triple Eight\u201d was made about them. There is talk of a movie. Retired Army Col. Edna Cummings was among those advocating for the 6888th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Six Triple Eight was a trailblazing group of heroes who were the only all-Black, Women Army Corps Battalion to serve overseas during World War II,\u201d said Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore, who sponsored the bill after being contacted by the daughter of 6888th members Anna Mae Robertson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFacing both racism and sexism in a warzone, these women sorted millions of pieces of mail, closing massive mail backlogs, and ensuring service members received letters from their loved ones,\u201d she continued. \u201cA Congressional Gold Medal is only fitting for these veterans who received little recognition for their service after returning home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House also voted Monday night to the rename the Central Park Post Office in Buffalo as the \u201cIndiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building\u201d after veteran Indiana Hunt-Martin, a member of the 6888th. Hunt-Martin died in 2020 at the age of 98.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThroughout her life and military service, Indiana Hunt-Martin experienced racism and sexism firsthand, but no amount of discrimination prevented her from serving her country,\u201d New York Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins, who sponsored the post office bill and also was a co-sponsor of the Congressional Gold Medal bill, said in a statement. \u201cHer courage and bravery paved the way for future generations of African American women serving in the military.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 6888th was sent overseas in 1945, a time when there was growing pressure from African-American organizations to include Black women in what was called the Women\u2019s Army Corps and allow them to join their white counterparts overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unit dodged German U-boats on their way to England and scrambled to escape a German rocket once they reached a Glasgow port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were deployed to unheated, rat-infested airplane hangars in Birmingham, England, and given a daunting mission: Process the millions of pieces of undelivered mail for troops, government workers and Red Cross workers. The mountains of mail had piled up and troops were grumbling about lost letters and delayed care packages. Thus their motto, \u201cNo Mail, Low Morale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They cleared out a backlog of about 17 million pieces of mail in three months \u2014 half the time projected. The battalion would go on to serve in France before returning home. And like so many Black units during World War II, their exploits never got the attention afforded their white counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/commentary\/2019\/02\/01\/commentary-military-legacy-is-rich-with-african-american-contributions\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5532511982_3eb08936a8_o.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Commentary: Military legacy is rich with African-American contributions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Black History Month provides the opportunity for us to be curious, to look around, and to learn more about the contributions made by African-Americans to our country.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite their achievements, the unit endured questions and criticism from those who didn\u2019t support Black women in the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Housing, mess halls and recreation facilities were segregated by race and sex, forcing them to set up all their own operations. The unit commander, Maj. Charity Adams, was also criticized by a general who threatened to give her command to a white officer. She reportedly responded, \u201cOver my dead body, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of the women had plenty of success after getting out of the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elizabeth Barker Johnson was the first female to attend Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina on the GI Bill. She took part in the school\u2019s graduation ceremony at the age of 99 \u2014 70 years after getting her degree. Hunt-Martin worked for the New York State Department of Labor for 41 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McClendon joined the Air Force after the military was integrated and retired in 1971. She was the first female to command an all-male squadron with the Strategic Air Command. Another unit member, the late Doris Moore, became the first Black social worker in New Hampshire, her family said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a long-overdue honor and recognition for the women of the Six Triple Eight, including New Hampshire\u2019s own Doris Moore,\u201d New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas said in a statement. \u201cDoris and her sisters in arms were trailblazers and patriots who answered the call to service. 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