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The SixTripleEight

The 6888th, the only predominantly-Black female battalion to serve in Europe during WWII.

Aired 03/11/2024

MPT Presents

The SixTripleEight

Special | 1h 12m 32sVideo has Closed Captions

The 6888th, the only predominantly-Black female battalion to serve in Europe during WWII.

In February 1945, the U.S. Army sent the Six Triple Eight, 855 women from the Women's Army Corps (WACs), to England and France to clear the backlog of mail in the European Theater of Operations. They were the only predominantly-Black female battalion to serve in Europe during WWII, and were confronted with racism and sexism from their own leadership and troops.

Aired 03/11/2024

MPT Presents is a local public television program presented by MPT

MPT Presents

The SixTripleEight

Special | 1h 12m 32sVideo has Closed Captions

In February 1945, the U.S. Army sent the Six Triple Eight, 855 women from the Women's Army Corps (WACs), to England and France to clear the backlog of mail in the European Theater of Operations. They were the only predominantly-Black female battalion to serve in Europe during WWII, and were confronted with racism and sexism from their own leadership and troops.

Aired 03/11/2024

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