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6888 World War II Talking About Given Orders During Basic Training

World War II- Major Charity Adams- 6888 Postal Battalion

The eight hundred WAC’s of the Army’s Central Postal Directory Battalion, the ‘Six Triple Eight,’ were stationed overseas and in charge of redirecting all ‘V-Mail’ for Europe. Major Charity Adams was the battalion’s commanding officer.

13-Members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion march in a parade cememony in honor of Joan d'Arc at the marketplace where she burned at the stake in, May 27, 1945 (c. National Archive)6888 World War II Talking About Given Orders During Basic Training on PureHistory.

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