An all-Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for improving soldiers' morale with their work sorting mail addressed to those on the frontlines.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hosted a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to the members of the “Six Triple Eight” battalion — the only Black, all-female unit to serve during World War II.

The only all-Black, all-female Army battalion to serve in Europe during World War II was awarded Congress’s highest honor on Tuesday, in a celebration of the type of diversity that has come ...

Millie Dunn Veasey was a member of the 6888th Battalion. She was honored during a renaming ceremony of the post office on Brentwood Road at her home church, St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Raleigh.

CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC /Gray News) - More than 80 years after his death, a World War II veteran who was listed as missing in action has finally been laid to rest. Private First Class Norman ...

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CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC /Gray News) - More than 80 years after his death, a World War II veteran who was listed as missing in action has finally been laid to rest. Private First Class Norman Thomas ...