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Anna Mae Robertson, who was one of the last known surviving members of World War II's Six Triple Eight unit, has died.
On Dec. 20, 2024, Tyler Perry's film, The Six Triple Eight, debuted on Netflix. The film, starring Kerry Washington and Eboni Obsidian, is Tyler's first war drama and follows an all-Black and all ...
Remembering Anna Mae Robertson, one of the last surviving members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, who received the Congressional Gold Medal.
If you watched “The Six Triple Eight” on Netflix over the holidays (and more than 23.3 million viewers did, according to the streamer), you might’ve wondered why the World War II movie ...
The all-Black female WWII unit, the "Six Triple Eight," was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that Congress can bestow upon a civilian. On Tuesday, the 6888th unit ...
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — nicknamed the Six Triple Eight — was a predominantly Black, all-female unit that was deployed to Europe towards the end of the war to tackle a ...
The predominantly-Black Six Triple Eight was the only all-female unit to serve overseas in WWII. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — nicknamed the Six Triple Eight — was a ...
The families of the “Six Triple Eight,” the only majority Black and all-female U.S. military unit that served in World War II, received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday. Also known as ...
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 ...
But Nicole doesn’t remember her mother mentioning that Adams commanded the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (or the Six Triple Eight, as they were known) or their heroics during World ...
"The entire Six Triple Eight are great American patriots, loyal to a nation that for far too long failed to return that favor," said the Louisiana Republican in his opening remarks at the ceremony.