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6888th Postal Battalion Hats
The monument has been built, so these are no longer being made to raise funds. If you would like to order please Contact me to check on the availability of the hats. Thanks.
Buffalo Soldiers Gear is helping to raise funds to erect a monument at Fort Leavenworth to honor the first and only black Women’s Army Corps (WACS) unit to deploy overseas during World War II. This project is being spearheaded by a group of volunteers in Kansas, Missouri, the DC/Maryland areas and on the West Coast. This is the same group that spearheaded the fundraising for the 13-foot Horse and Rider Buffalo Soldier Monument at Fort Leavenworth. After your purchase, please visit their website to learn more about the Women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. (www.womenofthe6888th.org)
Excerpt from Women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (www.womenofthe6888th.org): On May 15, 1942 the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAACs) was formed, and in July 1942, the word “auxiliary” was dropped from the name, and the Military Army Corps (WACs) was formed giving women full military benefits like their male counterparts. The WWII 6888th was the first and only all Black female unit to be deployed overseas during WWII. The unit was active from 1945 to 1946 and consisted of 855 women under the Command of Major Charity Adams. Their nickname was “Six-Triple Eight” and their motto was “No Mail, Low Morale.”
Hat design by Keith L. Pope and Scott “Tux” Simmons
Click the link to check out the article written on Honoring the 6888th Battalion of Black WACs
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