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The Congressional Gold Medal this past week was bestowed to the “Six Triple Eight,” a predominantly Black, all-female unit that served in Europe during World War II and which featured a number of ...
The only Women's Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in World War II received a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday, exactly 80 years after pulling off an incredible organizational feat. The ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the “Six Triple Eight,” were honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a ...
Correspondent photo / Sean Barron Marilyn Mong of Leetonia holds a photograph of four Women Airforce Service Pilots before a lecture she gave Saturday in the old St. James Episcopal Church in Boardman ...
This Memorial Day, we’re remembering the legacy of the WWII era unit, the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion. It was the only predominantly Black, all-women’s U.S. military unit to serve overseas ...
The University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) hosts a special moderated panel, titled “War, Work and Women,” Saturday, Sept. 27, at 1:30 p.m. in the AHC’s Stock Growers Room. The event, ...
A local veteran has finally gotten the proper military funeral that is nearly 13 years overdue. When WWII veteran Kate Louise Pate Walker was buried in Live Oak Cemetery in 2012, there was no 21-gun ...
An Illinois College professor has co-authored a study on MacMurray College's role in World War II, specifically in the relocation of female Japanese American students to continue their education. The ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - As the 83rd anniversary of the first Red Cross Clubmobile rolling into action approaches on October 22, the story of Kansas City’s Blanche Barnes highlights the courage of ...
American lifestyles also changed drastically 80 years ago. President Donald Trump has taken to calling the fight to stop the global pandemic a "war" against an “invisible enemy.” Saying he views the ...