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Black, Female Soldiers Honored for World War II Success

Black female WWII unit, 'Six Triple Eight,' receives congressional medal

The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the "Six Triple Eight," has been presented with the Congressional Gold Medal.

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Black female WWII unit Six Triple Eight awarded Congressional Gold Medal: ‘Their story will never be forgotten’

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 crisis.

The New York Times · 1d

The Six Triple Eight: Black, Female Soldiers Honored for World War II Success

The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.

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Five Best: Books on World War II Generals

Selected by Jonathan Horn, the author, most recently, of “The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic ...

National Review14d

The Second World War’s Masters and Commanders

The world obviously does not lack for books on World War II or its major leaders. Yet such is the enduring interest in the subject that there is always room for another one, and the newest ...

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