Courage to Deliver: The Women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
LTC Charity Adams at an interview, 1946. The women of the 6888th left a lasting legacy in the Army and amongst their families even prior to their public recognition in recent years. LTC Adams wears the Adjutant General Corps insignia in this photograph, illustrating her service as pivotal to the Army as a whole, not just the Women's Army Corps. Many Black women followed this lead - a small protest to prove their importance to Army logistics. Black female veterans went on to buy houses and attend university through the GI Bill, a hard-won fight, and went on to instill Army values in their children.
Lasting Legacy
More than seven decades after their service, a wave of acknowledgement and admiration for these honored mothers, aunts, sisters, and grandmothers swept across the country. Recognition came in many forms: a monument in the Buffalo Soldier Commemorative Area, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, The Six Triple Eight documentary, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Congressional Gold Medal, and the redesignation of Fort Lee to honor Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams and Lieutenant General Arthur Gregg. The descendants of the 6888th continue to share new and unique memorabilia, documents, and images of these American trailblazers who helped shape our nation.
