![]() The battalion was transported by train to Birmingham. The Île de France encountered several German U-boats on the trip, forcing the ship to take evasive maneuvers. The 6888th left the United States on February 3, 1945, sailing on the Île de France and arriving in Glasgow on February 12. Women who were already in the WAC, like Alyce Dixon, served at different locations, including the Pentagon, before they joined the 6888th. The women who signed up went to basic training in Georgia. Army to "use black women in meaningful Army jobs." In 1944, Mary McLeod Bethune worked to get the support of the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, for "a role for black women in the war overseas." Black newspapers, too, challenged the U.S. ![]() ![]() 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion African-American WACs, Hull & Cambridge, England, ĭuring World War II, there was a significant shortage of soldiers who were able to manage the postal service for the U.S. ![]()
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