The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion received the high honor Tuesday. The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on ...

The Congressional Gold Medal will be presented to the family of unit commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley at the Capitol Visitor Center. To recognize the women of the Six Triple Eight who made ...

An all-Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for improving soldiers' morale with their work sorting mail addressed to those on the frontlines.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hosted a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to the members of the “Six Triple Eight” battalion — the only Black, all-female unit to serve during World War II.

The only all-black female unit to serve overseas in World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Tuesday – 80 years after they were deployed to Europe to revolutionize the growing mail ...

After winning an Olympic gold medal 45 years ago, Mark Johnson could be honored with a Congressional Gold Medal. Johnson won gold with Team USA at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

The only black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long ...

April 29 (UPI) --Family members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion accepted a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday and 80 years after the unit was deployed during World War II.

The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long ...

LAWMAKERS PRESENTED THE 6888 WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL, THE HIGHEST HONOR FROM CONGRESS. THE UNIT CLEARED A BACKLOG OF 17 MILLION PIECES OF MAIL IN JUST THREE MONTHS, MAKING A SIGNIFICANT ...