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Person · 1918–2002

Charity Adams

Commander of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (the Six Triple Eight), the only all-Black, all-woman unit deployed overseas in WWII.

Military. Commander of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (the Six Triple Eight), the only all-Black, all-woman unit deployed overseas in WWII.

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    Commander of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (the Six Triple Eight), the only all-Black, all-woman unit deployed overseas in WWII.