These women are working to repair the SS Red Oak Victory, the last surviving ship of the 747 that were churned out at the Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, Calif.

The all-Black female WWII unit, the "Six Triple Eight," was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that Congress can bestow upon a civilian. On Tuesday, the 6888th unit, which is ...

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 ...

Army veterans who served in a battalion made up of entirely Black women during World War II will soon receive the Congressional Gold Medal. Six Triple Eight was the only all-Black battalion in the ...

DEARBORN, Mich., May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Henry Ford proudly announces the opening of Our War Too: Women in Service, a groundbreaking special exhibition honoring the extraordinary ...

The only black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running ...

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 ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, and communities around the world are marking this occasion in various ways that honor the men and women who gave so much during this ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - As the nation’s boys and men went off to war -- it was women who kept America running. Mothers, wives and sisters -- answering the call during World War II -- and they weren’t ...

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 ...

SWEETWATER, Texas — The National Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) WWII Museum, located in Sweetwater, commemorates the trailblazing women who broke barriers in a male-dominated field. Lisa Taylor, ...