![]() ![]() The Six Triple Eight often worked in cold, dark conditions for months, but completed their mission even earlier than expected. Mail was considered a lifeline and a morale booster – a reminder of home and the country those troops were fighting for, and the Army wanted the job done fast. The battalion – which served in England and France – had a tough assignment: clear up an overwhelming backlog of letters and care packages that had been building up for years. The women were members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the Six Triple Eight, the only all-Black Women’s Army Corps unit to serve in Europe during World War II. ![]() Browne endured stifling segregation while serving their country, yet with their comrades they maintained a lifeline between American troops and their families back home. Only four women rest under the long rows of white marble headstones at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, where nearly 9,400 other Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country are buried. ![]()
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