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6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Monument

Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States

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The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight", was a predominantly black battalion of the Women's Army Corps (WAC). The 6888th had 855 women, amongst whom were three Latinas, both enlisted and officers, and was led by Major Charity Adams. It was the only predominantly black US Women's Army Corps unit sent overseas during World War II.

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Leona Abram
Female
1916–1959
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Alternate Name: Leona Daniels

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Charity Edna Adams
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1917–2002
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Alternate Name: Charity Earley

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Henrietta Green Adams
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1922–2002
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Alternate Name: Henrietta Green Adams Moorman

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Amelia Akers
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1920–2017
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Bettie Mae Albert
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1912–1995
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Cornelia Dolores Alexander
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1915–1961
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Alternate Name: Cornelia D. Warfield

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Sallie Beth Alexander
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1919–1997
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Dorothy Elizabeth Allen
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1919–1977
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Luvenia Allen
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1920–2007
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Earnestine Ada Allen
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1913–1982
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Alternate Name: Earnestine Ada Smith

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Claudia Drucilla Allgood
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Alice Mae Allison
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1917–2007
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Margie Lee Amis
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1912–1983
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Gatha Louise Amos
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1919–1996
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Genevieve "Jennie" Vivian Anderson
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1922–1978
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Alternate Name: Genevieve Anderson

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Geraldine Anderson
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1909–1977
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Love Agnes "Peace" Anderson
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1919–1980
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Rose Marie Anderson
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1921–1996
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Joyce Gwendolyn Anderson
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1923–2007
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Velma Jerome Arkward
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1922–2020
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Edith Jane Armistead
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1921–2012
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Constance Regina Arnold
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1924–1999
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Mary Adline Artis
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Bernice A Augustine
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1915–2010
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Novella Auls
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1921–1989
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Alva Beatrice Bacote
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Myrtle Baker
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1920–2012
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Lucile M Balloon
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1924–2010
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Dorothy Elizabeth Banks
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1921–2005
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Mary Henrietta Bankston
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1921–1945
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Alternate Name: Mary Bankston

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Margaret Frances Barbour
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1919–2010
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Elizabeth Bernice Barker
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1920–2020
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Crinna Mae Barksdale
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1917–2006
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Mary Jewel Barlow
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1923–1945
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Margaret Ellen Barnes
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1911–2000
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Agnes Evangeline Barnes
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1915–1986
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Wilma Evonne Barnes
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Dorothy Agnes Bartlett
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1909–1994
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Johnnie Mae Barton
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1918–1957
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Alternate Name: Juanita Mae Barton

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Esther Delois Bass
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1916–1965
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Edna Bastin
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1894–1980
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Onedia Batiste
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1919–2007
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Alternate Name: Annetta Batiste

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Lillian Irma Battle
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1923–2013
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Mable Virginia Becks
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1921–2014
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Alternate Name: Mable Virginia Nevels

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Alberta Clarteen Bell
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1921–2002
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Alternate Name: Alberta Clarteen Carrillo

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Theresa Mae Bell
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1909–1992
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Pearl L Bennett
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1921–1971
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Blanche Viola Berks
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1918–1987
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Tommye Ruth Berry
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1921–1985
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Edna Betaudier
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1906–1991
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Alternate Name: Edna Tookie

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