The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. Women of Determination, Dedication, and Distinction. , [CENTER FRONT PANEL], "There is no pleasure in achievement if it is not shared." , - Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams (Earley), [Center panel main photo caption reads] , Captain Charity Adams and Officer Candidates-Parade Grounds, Fort Des Moines, Iowa (1943), The First Battalion Inspection , [Photo caption reads] Headquarters, King Edwards Boys School, 15 Feb 1945-England, The Celebration Parade , [Photo caption reads] Joan of Arc and Victory in Europe Day, 27 May 1945-Rouen, France, [LEFT FRONT PANEL], The Lineage , "The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood." , -Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune (10 July 1875-18 May 1955) , Educator, Special Assistant to Secretary of War and Presidential Advisor, The 6888th was a segregated, all-Black, WAC unit active from January 1945 to March 1946. At full strength, it consisted of 855 women (824 enlisted and 31 officers). The women were selected from over 6,000 Back women serving in the Army Air Corps and Service Corps., In January 1945, approximately 750 WACs went to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia for overseas screening and limited combat training. They then went to Camp Shanks, New York for departure on the unit's first transatlantic crossing to the European Theater of Operations (ETO)., 04 Feb 1945: According to the ship's manifest, 738 boarded the Île de France., 12 Feb 1945: Docked in Glasgow, Scotland., 14 Feb 1945: Arrived on Valentine's Day for duty in Birmingham, England and moved into the former King Edwards Boys School, which served as their headquarters and barracks., 04 Mar 1945: Major Charity Adams assumed command., 12 Mar 1945: Officially designated as the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion., May 1945: Relocated to Rouen, France., Sept 1945: Relocated to Paris, France., Dec 1945: Major Charity Adams returned to the United States. Captain Mary F. Kearney and Captain Bernice G. Henderson succeeded her in command., Mar 1946: Under the command of Captain Henderson and with fewer than 300 members, the 6888th departed the ETO and returned to Fort Dix, New Jersey for separation and unit inactivation., Awards: Women's Army Corps Service Medal, European African Middle East Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal., Following their separation, the women of the 6888th returned to their jobs, families and careers. Others re-enlisted and made careers in the military. As Dr. Bethune predicted, the 6888th made history and proudly served with a unified purpose., The Crossing , [Photo caption reads] Île de France [ship], [RIGHT FRONT PANEL], The Mission , "The unit broke all records sorting mail." , -LTC Anna W. Wilson (Steere) (25 Nov 1909-15 Jan 1999) , European Theater of Operations, WAC Staff Director, The mission of the 6888th was to support the war and lift morale by sorting, repackaging and redirecting millions of pieces of mail in England and a similar amount in France. In England, mail for over seven million military personnel and Red Cross workers had been backlogged for over two years. The Army gave the unit six months to clear the backlog. Despite working in cold, damp, musty, poorly lit and rodent-infested buildings, the 6888th broke all records and cleared it in three months., [Mailroom photo caption reads] Sorted 5.85 million parcels monthly, The women understood that the lack of mail resulted in low morale on the homefront and battlefront, so they..., · Worked 24 hours, seven days a week, in three eight-hour shifts., · Assigned over seven million individuals personal identification numbers., · Distinguished between 7,500 "Robert Smiths" in the Directory., · Redirected incomplete addresses, such as "Junior, U.S. Army.", · Recognized that, unfortunately, some service personnel had died., · Sorted 65,000 parcels each shift, 195,000 daily, and 5.85 million monthly., In December 1944, two months before the 6888th arrived in England, another postal unit sorted only 624,000 parcels., In May 1945, the 6888th relocated to Rouen, France and then to Paris in September 1945. The unit cleared all backlogs before it departed the ETO in March 1946., In addition to their mission, the women raised funds to bury three members who died from a vehicle accident while in the line of duty. Amid war-torn France, the 6888th also donated $4,503.70 to the United Negro College Fund. The unsurpassed performance of this unique cadre of "weaponless women warriors" left a LEGACY worthy of being honored., The Record, [Photo caption of warehouse filled with mail sacks reads] Sorted nearly 18 million parcels in three months, [LEFT SIDE PANEL], The Right to Serve , "Who can measure the advantages that would result if the magnificent abilities of women could be devoted to the needs of government, society, and home instead of being consumed in the struggle to obtain their birthright of individual freedom?" , -Susan B Anthony (15 Feb 1820-13 Mar 1906) , Co-founder of the American Woman Suffrage Association, Welcome. This monument honors and celebrates the military legacy of the only all-Black Women's Army Corps (WAC) unit deployed overseas during world war two-the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. Two other all-Black postal units were stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona., The information on this monument was obtained from written and oral sources: ship manifests, personal papers of 6888th veterans, historians, authors, and monument committee members' conversations with 6888th veterans and their families., [Photo caption reads] Educator Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune (L) and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Prior to 1942, laws prevented women from serving in the military. Two prominent women, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, long advocated for the right of women to serve in the military. Their efforts, supported by civil rights organizations, and the outstanding service of women during world war two contributed to the following landmarks:, · 14 May 1942: Public Law 554 formed the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) for non-combatant service. Women could serve in the military but without pay or benefits., · 29 Aug 1942: 39 Black women graduated in the first Officer Candidate School (OCS) class at Fort Des Moines, Iowa., · 01 July 1943: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation removing the word "auxiliary" and established the Women's Army Corps (WAC), giving women military status, equal pay and the same benefits as men., · 12 June 1948: President Harry S. Truman signed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act. This ensured the permanent presence of women in all military branches., · 20 Oct 1978: General Order 20 disbanded the WAC and integrated women into the Army., Despite the challenges of gender discrimination and racial segregation, the 6888th served with distinction, determination and dedication. These women genuinely embodied the spirit of the WAC insignia-the Greek Goddess of Victory, Pallas Athene. , [Drawing of Pallas Athene], [RIGHT SIDE PANEL], The Lasting Legacy , Speaking to younger women at a ceremony on 25 Feb 2009, a 6888th veteran said: , "You are standing on our shoulders, but let me tell you what our pride is: seeing you young women who have succeeded since us." , -Private Gladys Schuster Carter (15 Feb 1922-30 June 2009) , Co-founder of the National Association of Black Military Women, "The women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion illuminated conversations between loved ones that had gone dark... in the darkest of times. They did not just help deliver mail, they delivered hope, love and inspiration to carry on for themselves and our country." , -The employee-owners of Burns and McDonnell, "The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion embodied character and excellence deserving of respect and recognition. Each member's service overseas in a racially segregated army during World War II reflects their selfless commitment to the American ideal of liberty, justice and human dignity for all." , -Brenda L. Moore, Ph.D. Author of "To Serve My Country, To Serve My Race", "We advocate for African-American military women to tell 'herstory,' the accomplishments and challenges often absent from history books. It is well that the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion's extraordinary legacy will now be known to all, inspiring future generations." , -Colonel Stephanie Dawson, USA, Retired , President of the National Association of Black Military Women, When asked what she would like to tell the women currently serving in the military, and women who would serve in the future, PFC Margaret F. Barbour, a member of the 6888th, replied: , "Be it known that a more dedicated or disciplined group of individuals cannot be found than those women who braved the onslaught of prejudice and ridicule during World War II and still maintained their dignity." , "A Few Good Women” by Evelyn Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee, LTC Charity Adams - First Commanding Officer , Born 05 December 1918 - Died 13 January 2002 , First Black WAAC Officer [29 Aug 1942] , Highest Ranking Black WAC in Europe, THE LEGACY LIST , "We honor the sacrifices and commitment to duty demonstrated by the soldiers of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. In the face of adversity these women answered the nation's call to service with the utmost loyalty and honor. Their display of character, commitment and personal courage is an exemplar for all Army professionals." , -LTG Michael D. Lundy, Commanding General, Combined Arms Center, ALABAMA , Battle, Lillian Irma PVT . Brown, Dorothy Elizabeth PF[C?] . Campbell, Abbie Noel CPT . Campbell, Addie Lee T4 . Coleman, Willie Lee PVT . Davis, Elizabeth Mary PFC . Duncan, Lilian WillieRob 1LT . Edwards, Eva PVT . Fairgood, Marcelene Lettice T4 . Fry Ruby L PVT . George, Christel Stocks T5 . Greene, Irene Robinson PVT . House, Willie Mae PFC . Johnson, Felicia LaVon PVT . Maniece, Mary Rose PFC . Middlebrook, Susie Irma PFC . Jeanetta Lucile T5 . Quarles, Minnie Bell PVT . Seymour, Tassie Mae PFC . Smith, Delores Hall PVT . Smith, Mary Frances T5 . Steele, Hattie Irene PFC . Thomas, Ophelia Dark PVT . Walthall, Mary Louise PVT . Williams, Julla H 1LT, ARKANSAS , Anderson, Rose Marie PVT . Caywood, Virgie L CPL . Davis, Ella Mae PVT . Evans, Vernice Eloweiss T5 . Glass, Rebecca Adella PVT . Griffin, Mattie L PFC . Jacobs, Emma Jean T5 . Presley, Torrine Delores PFC . Richardson, Cora Lee PFC . Tate, Lyria Earnestine PFC . Tatum Ella Bee 1LT . Ward, Ruby Lee PVT . Williams, Estelle Bernice PVT . Willis, Bessie M T5 . Wilson, Anna Mae PVT . Young, Evelyn M PVT, ARIZONA , Thornton, Lydia Esther PVT, CALIFORNIA , Bragg, Ora Elizabeth T5 . Clark, Gurthalee TSGT . Collier, Gladys L PVT . Daniels, Dorothy Ella PVT . Edwards, Alice E 2LT . Foster, Frances Anna PVT . Frazier, Polly Anna PFC . Gray, Mattle Lou PVT . Hall, Jessie Bowie PVT . Johnson, Thelma Pearlie PVT . McDonald, Bette Elizabeth PFC . Moorehead, Mattie Mae T4 . Suarez, Viola Evelina T5 . Tabb, Dorothy Burdis SGT . Williams, LaMonthal Laffette PVT, COLORADO , Brady, Erma Pauline PVT . Fant, Beula Tee PFC . Holbert, Luella E T5 . Hudson, Jessie G PVT, CONNECTICUT , Barlow, Mary J PVT★ . Browne, Dolores Mercedes SGT★ . Fraser, Burnardine E PFC . Harris, Audrey Elizabeth PFC . Jackson, Marian Sarah PFC . Janer, Margaret Beatrice PVT . Kearney, Mary F CPT . McNair, Elizabeth M PFC . Powell, Margaret Mae PVT . Tarryk, Anna M PFC, DELAWARE , Bryant, Grace Evelyn CPL . Carter, Edith Marguerete CPL . Crawford, Mary PVT . Griffin, Evelina Rachel PVT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA , Battle, Arleatha Silver PVT . Bridgers, Jessie Mae PVT . Campbell, Irma Lucille CPL . Cephas, Frances E PFC . Crabtree, Susan V CPL . Dedeaux, Olive Katheryn PFC . Dixon, Alyce Lillian PFC . Ellison, Edith Marie PFC . Gary, Sarah Belle PVT . Gibson, Eleanor Wyetta PVT . Givens, Elsie PFC . Hall, Gertrude Virginia SGT . Harrison, Lillie Beatrice PFC . Hart, Bernice Annie T5 . Jackson, Elvire Louise PFC . Johnson, Emma Elizabeth PVT . Johnson, Lucille Virginia Mae PVT . Kelly, Cecelia Hare SGT . Knox, Vergie D SSG . Lee, Hattie Mae PFC . Lofty, Velma Claire PVT . McKinney, Marie A PVT . Miller, Hilda M PFC . Primus, Dona Mary Elizabeth PVT . Ruddock, Deloris Louise PFC . Scott, Blanche Leona 1LT . Simmons, Margaret Perkins PFC . Stone, Christina CPL . Truatt, Alva C PFC . Wardell, Constance Arnold PVT . Ware, Doris Madeline PVT . Webb, Constance Elaine PVT . Williams, Dora Mae PVT . Williams, Vertile Jessie Mae PVT, FLORIDA , Burton, Edna Cross T5 . Clayton, Gladys Selucia SGT . Cosey, Beatrice PFC . Duncan, Thelma Ann PVT . Everett, Ruby Leania PVT . Fayson, Jennie Lee PVT . Godboldte, Jessie Lee CPL . Greenlee, Sarah L PVT . Hutchins, Dena M SSG . Jackson, Florida Bell PVT . Lamb, Elizabeth Ola PFC . Little, Fannie Boyd SSG . Lowe, Josie Mae PVT . Mackey, Marion CPL . Rodriguez, Erma Louise PVT . Singleton, Dannie M CPL . Smith, Elaine O SSG . Smith, Florita Davis PFC . Smith, Geneva lona PVT . Watts, Essie M T5 . Williams, Willie Mae PVT . Wingo, Ethel Mae PFC, GEORGIA , Armstrong, Sylvia Ethel PVT . Barnes, Wilma Evonne PVT . Bradsher, Herlene Roberta PFC . Breedlove, Aileen PFC . Brown, Eugenia Anjoline PVT . Brown, Susie B PFC . Brumfield, Gladys Lenyer SGT . Crawl, Annie Olive PVT . Davis, Lola Bernice PVT . Davis, Mary F PFC . Dupree, Bertha C PFC . Evans, Cleopatra Elaine PFC . Faulk, Jessie Kate PFC . Goddard, Martha Lorraine CPL . Goode, Marian Sidney SGT . Goodwin, Marseleana Rebecca SSG . Greene, Phyletus Clyde PVT . Hannah, Vernelle Annalee PFC . Harris, Julia Catherine PFC . Harmon, Nellie Ruth T5 . Hill, Florine J CPL . Huff, Sadie PVT . Hurston, Cora Lee PVT . Irvin, Willie Belle PVT . Mason, Annie Mae PFC . Morgan, Sarah F PVT . O'Bryant, Essie Dell T5 . O'Bryant, Tessie Theresa PFC . Patten, Beulah Helen PVT . Peterson, Mary Louise PFC . Pinkney, Elouise Algatia CPL . Pitts, Ardella Cody PVT . Rice, Elouise Hudgins PFC . Sherard, Corris S 1LT . Sloan, Ruth Cathryn PFC . Smith, Henrie Mae T5 . Smothers, Ozie Bell PVT . Tanner, Maybelle Rutland PVT . Turner, Bessie Gladys PFC . Waters, Claire Lillia PFC . Wheat, Leola L T5 . Williams, Lettie Roberta PVT . Wilson, Clara Emma PVT, ILLINOIS , Amos, Gatha Louise PVT . Armstrong, Ella Kelley PFC . Barton, Johnnie M PFC . Beard, Mamie Lee PVT . Beaumont, Geraldine PFC . Bowen, Betty Lou T5 . Burt, Lila Virginia PVT . Carr, Gloria Hermoline T5 . Collier, Pinkie PVT . Conner, Arjean D PFC . Couch, Anna Mae PFC . Cummings, Ruthanna PVT . Doss, Mamie Ann T4 . Elland, Evelyn T5 . Ellis, Dorothy PFC . English, Helen Navalee PVT . Fifer, Erma Lee SGT . Fly, Willeen S PVT . Fuller, Jacqulyn PFC . Fuller, Winona PFC . Goldsby, Cecilia Delphine T5 . Grant, Callie Nichols PFC . Grimes, Annie W PVT . Haley, Creadell Johnette T4 . Hampton, Margaret Ethelyn PFC . Hibler, Rhoda Mae PVT . Hinton, Lorraine T5 . Horace, Marian Clay PVT . Jackson, Mattie Laura SGT . Jacobs, Ruth Sarver PFC . Kitchen, Georgia Ella PVT . Lane, Juanita Rose PFC . Lewis, Ruth Ellen PVT . Lowe, Leatrice Joy PVT . Maddox, Eddye G CPL . Marsaw, Rosa Lee PVT . McBride, Mary Jean PVT . McDougal, Evelyn PVT . Miller, Delois George PVT . Moore, Lethelma PFC . Norris, Helen Marie PFC . O'Kelly, Thelma Lee PFC . Parker, Sarah Antoinette PVT . Patterson, Elizabeth M T5 . Perkins, Willa Mae PFC . Phibbs, Rhoda PVT . Pitts, Lucia M T4 . Porter, Maude Virginia PVT . Radcliff, Florence Lucille PFC . Sales, Margaret Glenn PVT . Samples, Edna Randola PFC . Scott, Dorothy H 1LT . Smith, Mary Jane PVT . Stewart, Gussye Delores 2LT . Trail, Sammye Lee PFC . Vairin, Grace PVT . Washington, Lois M PVT . Whiting, Willie M PFC . Wilson, Mildred J PVT . Yerger, John Evelyn PVT, INDIANA , Bivens, Bridget Viola PVT . Butler, Lucille Frances PVT . Cable, Doris M CPT . Daniels, Bennye Barbara CPL . Dogan, Blanche Wilhelmina CPL . Edmonson, Lula M PVT . Holloway, Mildred PFC . Hunter, Alice Tine PVT . Machlin, Josephine PVT . Maxwell, Doris M PVT . Moore, Hazel D PVT . Tolliver, Cordelia Lucille PFC . Webb, Clara Marie CPL . Whiting, Mary L PVT . Woods, Dolly B PVT, IOWA , Craddock, Hazel Evelyn 2LT . Young, Margaret Lydia T4, KANSAS , Albert, Bettie Mae PFC . Alvin, Thelma Carol PFC . Anderson, Mabel W PVT . Berry, Tommye Ruth TSGT . Jackson, Dollie Elizabeth PVT . Jones, Mintha PVT . Lowery, Lavinia Cleora PVT . Patton, Golda Lee T5 . Simmons, Rosalie Adelaide PFC . Smith, Bettie Jeanne SGT . Tapp, Alonda Rose PVT . Underwood, Bernice Nelly PVT . Washington, Hazel Leona T5 . Wilson, Cecillone PVT, KENTUCKY , Adams, Henrietta Green T5 . Blythe, Jennetta Schooler CPL . Brock, Emma H PFC . Chambers, Effie PVT . Coleman, Alberta CPL . Cox, Venus B PVT . Cross, Minnie Grace PFC . Gill, Marilyn Ellen T4 . Hammond, Ruth Henriette CPL . Harris, Norene SSG . Hayden, Vivian Geneva PFC . Jackson, Julia M PVT . Longmire, Sara Elizabeth PFC . Marshall, Grant Esther PVT . Miller, Evelyn Eva PVT . Nelson, Carrie Ethel PFC . Ricketts, Adele PFC . Saunders, Nettie Mae PVT, LOUISIANA , Alexander, Lubertha M PVT . Batiste, Annetta A T4 . Bell, Theresa Mae CPL . Carter, Bessie Mae PFC . Charlot, Marie Dora T5 . Chestang, Margie Antoinette PVT . Duncan, Liddie Mae SGT . Dunn, Althea Veronica PFC . Ellis, Margaret G PVT . Green, Dorothy D PVT . Harris, Hattie Jane PVT . Jewett, Willie Mae CPL . Johnson, Martha Lee T5 . Jones, Lucille Muril PVT . Landry, Catherine G 1LT . Lawson, Annie Mae T5 . LeBeau, Elfreda St Anne 2LT . McClain, Mary PFC . McCullum, Charlotte M CPL . Moore, Marion Mildred PFC . Morrison, Almeta Phelice PFC . Moses, Annie L PFC . Niblet, Normal PFC . O'Gilvie, Gladys B PVT . Pickett, Frances Elizabeth CPL . Simmons, Annette W T5 . Talbert, Manthie Robbie PFC . Washington, Malinda Ann PFC . Wearye, Shirley Hertiesine T5 . White, Velma Lawhorn T5, MARYLAND , Barnes, Agnes E PVT . Elzie, Vivian N 2LT . Jackson, Mary Rebecca CPL . Jones, Laura Mae PVT . Matthews, Vashti Murphy PFC . Moore, Annie Beulah PVT . Nailor, Mary Catherine PVT . Noisette, Emily Olive PFC . Parker, Thelma Alice PVT . Philyaw, Ethel PFC . Pollard, Hortense PFC . Pollitt, Lucy Geraldine PVT . Sydnor, Gloria A PVT . Tate, Catherine L PVT . Taylor, Gloria Phenryne PVT . Whyte, Grace Margaret PVT . Wilkins, Annie B PVT . Wilson, Eleanor Ann PVT . Young, Vivian Winifred SGT, MASSACHUSETTS , Bias, Laura Amelia PFC . Carrington, Beverly Winifred T5 . Carter, Mildred Ellen CPT . Clark, Enid Ernestine PFC . Dailey, Dorothy Senara PFC . Hernandez, Constance Muriel E CPL . McNeeley, Eloise B PVT . Moody, Mary Elizabeth T5 . Oliver, Elsie Jeannetta PFC, MICHIGAN , Braceful, Annie Lee T5 . Brown, Edna L SSG . Cherry, Willia G 1LT . Collins, Arthurine PVT . Dupree, Mildred Virginia 1LT . Gaines, Rosetta PVT . Grinter, Annie K PVT . Hairston, Maetris Lee PVT . Hester, Bernice PVT . Hudgins, Madelyn Lou CPL . Johnson, Philista PFC . King, Adella PVT . Mathis, Celestine PVT . Richardson, Bettye Jean PVT . Taylor, Maude PVT . Thomas, Gladys Odessa PFC . Ussery, Lucy June PVT . Wade, Ruth Verena T4 . Woodward, Levonia T5, MINNESOTA , Huggar, Bernice Eunice PFC . Lane, Virginia Marcelline CPL . Smith, Vernie Mae SGT . Wallace, Elnora Alta PVT, MISSISSIPPI , Abram, Leona PVT . Bruce, Louise Rita PFC . Cleggett, Lola Irene PVT . Easterling, Sophia E PFC . Fletcher, Edna Allyne PFC . Foster, Bessie Alice T5 . Grace, Flora CPL . Griffin, Isabel Jenette PVT . Harding, Adlease PVT . Haskin, Mabel Lucille PFC . Johnson, Olivia PVT . Lackey, Minnie Pearl T4 . Montgomery, Mildred Fredonia T5 . Paige, Doris Louise T5 . Reed, Annie Lee SGT . Saddler, Gertie Marie PFC . Sibbie, Minnie Smith PFC . Smith, Pettie Mae SGT . Thomas, Essie Mae PVT . Wimberly, Annie Lee PFC, MISSOURI , Cox, Dorothy T5 . Hill, Violet W 1LT . Jackson, Anna Mae PFC . McKell, Pearline CPL . Scales, Florence Verlillian T4 . Simmons, Helen Sheron PFC . Taylor, Odessa CPL . Thornton, Grace E PFC . Threadgill, Hazel E PFC . Tivis, Georgia Evan T5 . Weddle; Theada G T5, MONTANA , Williams, Genevieve Hanna PVT, NEBRASKA , Bradley, Alberta Ora CPL . Herndon, Geraldine Eunice PFC . Nevels, Mable Virginia CPL . O'Dell, Evelena PFC, NEW HAMPSHIRE , Moore, Doris PVT, NEW JERSEY , Arkward, Velma Jerome PFC . Avant, Gladys Beatrice PFC . Axam, Bernice S PVT . Birkhead, Dorothy Dale PVT . Boatright, Willa Mae PVT . Butterfield, Lillian Adrianne SGT . Debman, Gladys Eva PFC . Dinkins, Daisy Bell CPL . Gillis, Sylvia PVT . Givens, Hester PFC . Holley, Ada W PVT . Johnson, Johnita Alyse PVT . Johnson, Lillian Willene CPL . Johnston, Dolores Mamie PVT . Linzey, Edith Marguerite T4 . McMillan, Vermell Elmira PFC . Miller, Doretha PVT . Morton, Georgiana T5 . Murray, Edith Frances PVT . Smith, Caroline Elizabeth PVT . Suggs, Marjorie Randolph TSGT . Terry, Estelle PVT . Turner, Catherine E PVT . VanOrkey, Marion PVT . Williams, Breda Violet PVT . Withers, Hearther PFC . Wray, Lauretta CPL, NEW YORK , Amis, Margie L PFC . Anderson, Joyce G PVT . Anderson, Margaret Francis PFC . Armistead, Edith Jane PVT . Augustine, Bernice A CPL . Banks, Dorothy Elizabeth PVT . Bankston, Mary Hortensa PFC★ . Bartlett, Dorothy Agnes PVT . Bell, Adelina Harris T5 . Blackett, Clarice Elzora PVT . Blake, Virginia A PVT . Braddock, Doris Elnora CPL . Branch, Phyllis Louise PFC . Brown, Marjorie CPL . Bryant, Theodora D CPL . Cabbell, Lillian PFC . Canty, Marcella Lee PFC . Carter, Gladys Schuster PVT . Coleman, Madeline A T5 . Collins, Carmew Ismary Hyacinth PVT . Cumberbatch, Pearl Ethleen PVT . Daniels, Cleopatra Vivian SGT . Daniels, Ruth Elizabeth PFC . Deane, Gwendolyn Clark PVT . DeFreese, Emma Scott PVT . Douglas, Harriett Elaine PFC . Douglas, Izetta M PVT . Downing, Lular Rachel PVT . Ebo, Mary Aleese SGT . Fairweather, Amy Mary PVT . Ferguson, Rebecca Beatrice PVT . Finch, Ermantrude PVT . Flatts, Frances E 2LT . Fray, Evelyn Louise PFC . Garcia, Crescencia PVT . Garrett, Mattie E T3 . Gillisslee, Marie Birdell PFC . Grant, Bernice M PFC . Greene, Mary Elizabeth PFC . Griffin, Frannie A 1LT . Hall, Dolly Floyd PFC . Heyward, Louise Susan CPL . Hunt, Indiana PVT . Isaac, Elvena E PVT . Jackson, Edna L CPL . James, Ruth Elmah PVT . Jeffrey, Evangeline Gertrude PFC . Jennings, Ada Louise CPL . Johnson, Aleese Eileen PFC . Johnson, Lauretta PVT . Jones, Lillian Vera PFC . Jones, Louise Bromfield PVT . Jordan, Mercedes Antoinette 2LT . King, Sybil Muriel PVT . Lee, William Henrietta PVT . Lounds, Dorothy Elizabeth PVT . Loving, Ethel Christina T4 . Lozi, Evelyn Bernice PFC . Lynch, Fannie E TEC5 . Marshall, Gertrude W Martin SGT . Martin, Evelyn Clarisse T4 . Mays, Emily Cynthia PFC . Mays, Ruth Michael PVT . McRae, Geneva T5 . McRae, Ina SSG . McWhorter, Jetta Mae CPL . Meyers, Audrey PVT . Mitcherson, Katherine A PVT . Moore, Norma Katherine PFC . Morris, Beatrice Rosetta PFC . Nowell, Vivian A PVT . Owens, Lucie C CPL . Palmer, Theodora Porcher PFC . Powell, Josephine PVT . Reed, Evelyn Trice PFC . Reeves, Earlene June PFC . Reid, Louise Almenta CPL . Rhoden, Myrtle A T5 . Richardson, Doris S T5 . Riddick, Velma Ann T5 . Robinson, Beulah E T5 . Rose, Gertrude Louise SSG . Sanders, Edna Bernice T5 . Schuster, Benita Franklin PVT . Sherman, Frances Cleo PVT . Showell, Lillian Viola PFC . Smith, Callie Katrina CPL . Stewart, Doris Elizabeth T5 . Stone, Rose PVT . Studdard, Naomi PFC . Swantner, Blanche V PFC . Talbert, Fannie Louise T5 . Tankard, Nispa Victoria PVT . Thomas, Bernice SGT . Toolsie, Edna PVT . Walker, Mary Elizabeth T5 . Watts, Norma L PVT . Williams, Sara E PVT . Wood, Helen M PFC . Young, Dorothy Gloria PVT, NORTH CAROLINA , Alexander, Sallie B PFC . Barker, Elizabeth B PFC . Brake, Odessa Alice PVT . Butler, Davetter PVT . Conrad, Charlet Lillian PVT . Dunn, Millie L T5 . Gaddy, Ruth Lillian PFC . Glenn, Virginia Louise PVT . Gray, Frances Myrtle PVT . Hall, Esther DeLois CPL . Hayes, Vernese Virginia PFC . Hinton, Catherine Rosander PVT . Houston, Lucile M PFC . Jenkins, Emma L PVT . Johnson, Anne Leach SGT . Jones, Nannie Pearl PVT . Latta, Maggie Ada T4 . Ledbetter, Theopia Louise PVT . Mills, Lottie S T5 . Smith, Fannie Clarine PVT . Stroud, Inez Naomi CPL . Sutton, Effie Clark PFC . Taylor, Sarah G PFC . Terry; Annie Lee PVT . Whitley, Artelya PFC, OHIO , Armstrong, Katherine S PVT . Auls, Novella T5 . Barnes, Margaret Ellen 1LT . Bennett, Pearl L PVT . Boyce, Hettie PFC . Braxton, Claudia Drucilla PVT . Brown, Vivian Mae PFC . Bryers, Louise Ellene PFC . Bybee, Anna L PVT . Crockett, Maxine Amelia PVT . Cruse, Gertrude Elizabeth T5 . Daniels, Mary Margaret T5 . Dawson, Effie Vena PFC . DeWitt, Elizabeth Joyce CPL . Edwards, Carroll M PVT . Fitzsimmons, Vivian PFC . Garner, Irene H PFC . Gates, Mildred Rebecca PFC . Gatliff, Dorothy M PVT . Grooms, Zella H PVT . Harrison, Vera A CPT . Harshaw, Allie Gearldyn PVT . Hayes, Velma Paulene T5 . Henderson, Bernice Gaines 1LT . Jefferson, Ruth Elizabeth CPL . Johnson, Catherine Caroline T5 . Johnson, Eunice Lee PVT . Johnson, Tommie Mae PVT . Lottler, Ruth Lucille T5 . McCloud, Ira Mae Harris PVT . McClure, Clara Jewett Johnson PVT . Metoyer, Katherine Secina PVT . Minter, Alma Gladys T4 . Norman, Hazel PFC . Oliver, Azalia PFC . Petway, Moniesah Lane PVT . Prestwood, Duray Mae PFC . Queen, Dorothy PVT . Ringer, Dorothy Mae PFC . Robinson, Bessie Lee T4 . Rookard, Tommie Lon PVT . Rozier, Mary Elizabeth PFC . Russell, Hazel Marie T5 . Scott, Bernyce Quinette SGT . Singleton, Virginia Ann PFC . Smith, Alberta Myke T4 . Smith, Darnela Bernice PVT . Smith, Doris Josephine PVT . Smith, Rubye Maria PVT . Smith, Thelma T5 . Solomon, Bertha Mae PVT . Tabb, Sarah Lee PFC . Turner, Dorothy Eugenia PFC . Usher, Louise Rachel PVT . Warden, Laura Frazier PVT . Washington, Alberta Dorothy PFC . Wyatt, Ruth Lelan SGT, OKLAHOMA , Albretton, Blanche PVT . Brown, Izona J PVT . Brown, Opal Doris PFC . Colbert, Elizabeth Jean PFC . Jackson, Ethel Mae PVT . Jackson, Jewell Lorraine CPL . Theodosia Ernestine PFC . Loggins, Leatha Mae PVT . McClenton, Maggie Mae PFC . Morrow, Irene PVT . Rowland, Guthrie H PVT . Smith, Angenettie PVT . Sneed, Mabel F PVT . Stokenberry, Trenna J PVT . Tillman, Birdie SSG . Williams, Allie E T5 . Zeigler, Edna Mae T5, PENNSYLVANIA , Anderson, Love Peace CPL . Artist, Mary A PFC . Balls, Louisa PVT . Bastin, Edna PVT . Bell, Lena Derriecott CPL . Berry, Carolyn Morse PVT . Brooks, Lucille McGhee CPL . Brown, Gladys Williams PVT . Bugg, Vyvyanne Elmore PFC . Cartwright, Charlotte G PVT . Charles, Alice Serena PFC . Collins, Florence A PVT . Cornwell, Elizabeth H PFC . Crews, Frances Vernon PVT . Crump, Catherine Jane PVT . Dabney, Violet PFC . Daniel, Rhoda A SGT . Dannals, Elsie Alverna PFC . Davenport, Naomi PFC . Davis, Ursula Virginia PVT . Dean, Freda Mae PVT . Dean, Ruth Naomi PVT . Demby, Addie Mae PFC . Elzie, Marian M PFC . Evans, Adele PVT . Ewings, Ophelia Mae PFC . Faulk, Ermayne Sanata PVT . Ferguson, Alvia PVT . Ferguson, Dora Briszella PVT . Ford, Alice Olivia PVT . Glover, Arena Theresa T5 . Gould, Helen Vivian T5 . Gray, Dolores Carolyn SGT . Green, Thelma Vivian PVT . Griggs, Hilda Parthenia PVT . Grundy, Marian Rosalie PFC . Harris, Rosa Mae SGT . Ingold, Thelma Blanche PVT . Jackson, Willie Marie PVT . Jacobs, Isofine PVT . Johnson, Bebe C PVT . Johnson, Hessie PFC . Jones, Elaine Viola T5 . Jordan, Frances C PFC . King, Catherine Alice SGT . LeSueuer, Evelyn C PFC . Lewis, Bernice F PFC . Long, Phyllis Gray PVT . Lucas, Grace Elizabeth PFC . Lucas, Wilma Henrietta PVT . Marsett, Berenice Elisabeth PVT . McNeal, Julia PFC . Monroe, Mary Priscilla T5 . Moraney, Elizabeth PVT . Patillo, Stella E SGT . Perry, Lillie PVT . Perry, Nazimova Lee PVT . Philpot, Alma Marjorie CPL . Pinkett, Helen Lee PVT . Purdy, Thelma Elizabeth PFC . Reid, Dorothy Louise PFC . Rich, Julia A 2LT . Robinson, Aleese Juanita PFC . Rodgers, Juanita Gertrude PFC . Smith, Alice Hester PVT . Stewart, Naomi Virginia PVT . Stovall, Janyce Lee PFC . Stribbling, Helen DeVon CPL . Sullivan, Eleanor Frances PVT . Townsend, Margoit Michele PVT . Warfield, Cornelia Dolores PVT . Williams, Dorothy Elizabeth T5 . Williams, Eunice Viola SSG . Willis, Alberta Clarteen PVT . Wilson, Emma M PFC . Wilson, Ruby Mae PVT . Wood, Hilda E PFC . Wright, Catherine PVT . Young, Mary Purnell PVT, RHODE ISLAND , Resse, Annie Mae PVT, SOUTH CAROLINA , Adams, Charity Edna MAJ . Bacote, Alva B PFC . Balloon, Lucile M PVT . Hairston, Lucille Miller PFC . Holmes, Wilhelmina Lorenza PVT . Jackson, Hazel Stanford PFC . Jackson, Novella Ernestine PFC . Lipscomb, Ruby L PFC . Mazyck, Vivian Alice SGT . Poole, Carolyn Blondell PVT . Smalls, Ann E PFC . Taylor, Ermene Elizabeth PFC . Turner, Jennie Ruth CPL, TENNESSEE , Allen, Luvenia T5 . Baker, Myrtle PFC . Barksdale, Crinnia Mae PFC . Boggues, Ruth Elizabeth PVT . Burrell, Annie E PFC . Dailey, Gladys Sylvertla PVT . Howard, Lima Justine PVT . League, Ilda Ruth PVT . Madison, Cora DeVerne PVT . Martin, Mary Margurite PVT . Ross, Mary L PFC, TEXAS , Allen, Hazel PFC . Booker, Bessie PVT . Boyd, Erma Pauline PVT . Brown, Ruth Verjil T5 . Chinn, Freddie William PFC . Cole, Florence Marie T5 . Ellis, Marguerite J PFC . Goodloe, Juanita SSG . Hill, Mary Louise PFC . Hooper, Mildred Lois PFC . Hopkins, Pauline Lewis PFC . Howard, Dorothy Lee CPL . Hughes, Ernestine Elizabeth T5 . Jackson, Ella Mae PFC . Lawrence, Jerrell SSG . Lee, Catherine PFC . Lewis, Lucille SGT . McClung, Ruby Lee SGT . McKnight, Martha Anna PVT . Mills, Ophelia PFC . Minor, Helen Beatrice PFC . Nelson, Catherine Louise SGT . O'Brien, Ruby M SGT . O'Riley, Essie Oralea PFC . Ortiz, Mablyne T5 . Pate, Kate PFC . Penn, Essie Lee PVT . Peterson, Mildred Elizabeth PVT . Powell, Calonia Verna 2LT . Rettig, Jewel G T5 . Revernal, Minerva Loraine PVT . Richards, Eddie T PVT . Richardson, Winnie B PFC . Roberts, Onnie Lois PFC . Robey, Florida Elizabeth T4 . Smith, Erma L PFC . Smith, Lucille PFC . Stuart, Rose T4 . Taylor, Millie Mary PVT . Walton, Johnnie Mae CPL . Wright, Myrtle Elizabeth PFC . Zenon, Mable Jeannette PVT, VIRGINIA , Akers, Amelia T5 . Allen, Dorothy Elizabeth PFC . Allen, Earnestine Ada PVT . Allison, Alice Mae T4 . Barbour, Margaret Francis PFC . Bowden, Kitty Cornelia PFC . Bratcher, Lillie G PFC . Brown, Catherine G SGT . Buster, Mary Elmira SGT . Carr, Irene V CPL . Chappell, Frances PVT . Coleman, Mary Minkins PVT . Davis, Eula Gray PVT . Diggs, Rosa Gertrude PFC . Drummond, Martha A CPL . Edwards, Bertie Marie 2LT . Evans, Isabella P SSG . Finley, Annie Turner PFC . Galloway, Phyllis Inez PVT . Garrison, Anne B PVT . Gaskill, Edith F PFC . Hairston, Marie M T5 . Henderson, Helen Ernestine PFC . Holmes, Helen R T5 . Hutchins, Dorothy Elizabeth T5 . Jackson, Dorothy Mae PFC . Jefferson, Frances Gertrude T5 . Jennings, Hazel C CPL . Johnson, Romay C PVT . Jones, Leona Virginia PVT . Lawrence, Marion Elizabeth SGT . Lee, Katherine T5 . Lewis, Mamie Lessie PFC . Marshall, Genevieve PVT . Medley, Mary Nannie T5 . Moore, Elizabeth Christina CPL . Moton, Jennie Dee CPL . Penny, Louise Tyler SGT . Pleasants, Annie Lucille PVT . Riddick, Ruth V CPL . Ross, Louise Virginia PVT . Ruffin, Grace Lee PFC . Scott, Antoinette Lillian PVT . Sessoms, Gertrude CPL . Smith, Myke A Mitchell PVT . Stokes, Aubrey Annette 2LT . Tonkins, Vashti B 1LT . Wilson, Marcell Booker SGT, WEST VIRGINIA , Cawthorne, Anlethea Mollie PFC . Ferguson, Jane Elizabeth PFC . Ford, Lorener F CPL . Gammon, Mamie PVT . Jackson, Dorothy Delilah PVT . Martin, Frances PVT . Martin, Jeanette Belle T5 . Miller, Phoebe Elaine PVT . Poindexter, Lucille A PFC . Saunders, Lerah N SGT . Simon, Clara Belle PVT . Smith, Sallie M SGT . Thomas, Amanda F SSG . Watkins, Leila Mae PFC . Watkins, Virginia Powell PFC . Wells, Ester R PFC, WISCONSIN , Ross, Evelyn T4 . Woodson, Alice G SGT, HOME STATE UNKNOWN , Irby, Doris PFC . Keys, Sarah L PVT, ★Three 6888th soldiers died from an accident in a military truck on 08 July 1945 while in the line of duty. They are buried in Normandy American Centetery, France., Monument Dedicated: 30 NOV 2018, ©List compiled by Major Dominic G. Johnson, USA, Retired Assisted by Ms. Marsha Holder, Civil Servant, USA, Retired