I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...

The Bush Center will honor the legacy of the Six Triple Eight battalion on Feb. 12. A Netflix film about the unit was ...

Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...

Mildred Hooper’s all-female unit — the 6888th Central Directory Battalion — sailed across the Atlantic during WWII on a ...

Pages that highlight the accomplishments of women in the Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard remain online.

The Six Triple Eight shares the story of an all-Black battalion of WACs that faced unimaginable challenges while serving overseas during WWII.

In an attempt to align with President Trump’s termination of DEI initiatives, the Army and Navy have taken down web pages ...

The pages were removed last week while the services examined their content to ensure they met an executive order issued Jan.

History hangs on the walls of Cynthia Scott’s home in Hickory. It’s where her mother Elizabeth Barker Johnson spent the last ...

Lewis' mother, Virgie Lee Caywood, served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, a unit of African American women in World War II. The 6888th ... was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps ...