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6888th Battalion Was Only Black Women Unit in World War II
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November 17, 2021
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2:40Now PlayingDuring World War II, Mary McLeod Bethune lobbied first lady Eleanor Roosevelt to help Black women secure a role in the war overseas.
A significant shortage of soldiers able to assist in postal work during World War II created the perfect opportunity for her vision to come to fruition, and for Black women to forge their own wartime legacy. It came in the form of the 6888th Battalion.
Army Pfc. Arleatha Helton was part of the only battalion of all-Black women to serve abroad during the war. The battalion was led by Charity Adams, the first Black woman to earn a commission in what would become the Women’s Army Corp.
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