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    http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/AfricanAmericanHistory/p7.html

    Below are some of the photos of the women in the 6888th Battalion you can find there:


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    "Somewhere in England, Maj. Charity E. Adams and Capt. Abbie N. Campbell,...inspect the first contingent of Negro members of the Womens's Army Corps assigned to overseas service." 6888th Central Postal Directory Bn. February 15, 1945. Holt 111-SC-20079.





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    Members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion take part in a parade cermony in honor of Joan d'Arc at the marketplace where she was burned at the state. May 27, 1945 Pfc. Stedman. 111-SC-42644.
    YouTube - World War II- Major Charity Adams- 6888 Postal Battalion
    YouTube - The Clio Exchange-5 Minutes with Mary Ragland Part 1
    YouTube - The Clio Exchange-5 Minutes with Mary Ragland Part 2
    YouTube - The Clio Exchange-5 Minutes with Mary Ragland Part 3
    YouTube - The Clio Exchange-5 Minutes with Mary Ragland Part 4
     

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