WASHINGTON — The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known ... McClendon joined the Air Force after the military was integrated and retired in 1971.

The “Six Triple Eight” was honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize ...

The remains of two U.S. Army Air Forces soldiers killed during World War II, Sgt. R. L ... 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force in the European Theater. He was killed in action April 8, 1944, at ...

The women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-Black Women's Army Corps unit to serve overseas in ...

The only black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the ... McClendon joined the Air Force after the military was integrated and retired in 1971.

Seventy-nine years after their unprecedented service in World War II, the Black women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory ...