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WW2 Women’s Auxiliary Army Battalion is the subject of new Netflix movie
When no one was able to get the mail system back on track, the military called on the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, a multi-ethnic female unit of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps.
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The 6888th Battalion’s Job Was Even Harder Than It Looks on 'The Six Triple Eight'
The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps was established in 1942. At 23, Charity Adams, a junior high teacher from Columbia, South Carolina, answered the call to serve, drawn by the promise of career ...
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From 1943 to now: The evolving roles of women in the military
Steve Noonan is a curator at the U.S Army Basic Combat Training Museum in Columbia. He knows the full history of the first women to serve at U.S Army Fort Jackson. “Women first came Fort Jackson ...
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Georgia WWII Veteran to celebrate her 100th birthday
Farmer served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) during World War II. Her military work included critical aviation operations-- including transporting equipment within the U.S. "Her ...