She served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps from 1942 to 1945, when she was part of the 6888 Battalion. She returned to military service in 1950, joining the Air Force as a first lieutenant ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion is the only all Black U.S. Women's Army Corps unit sent overseas during World War II.

Arlington Cemetery Website Loses Pages on Black Veterans, Women and Civil War. ... That section once included a walking tour focused on Black soldiers and a lesson plan on reconstruction.