TITLE: Commending the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion for its contributions during World War II.

SUMMARY: Commending the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion for its contributions during World War II.

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WHEREAS, The members of the legendary 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion rendered exceptional service to their country during World War II; and WHEREAS, The battalion was formed in 1941, when U.S. Representative Edith Nourse Rogers introduced a bill to create the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps; President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the bill into legislation the following year, and the WAAC's name was changed to the Women's Army Corps in 1943; after several units of White women were sent to serve in the European theater, African American organizations lobbied for the deployment of a Black WAC unit overseas; the U.S. War Department approved the request, and a battalion of enlisted personnel and officers were drawn from the WAC, the Army Service Forces, and the Army Air Forces for the establishment of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion; the 855-member unit, which included 44 Texans, became known as the "Six Triple Eight" and was deployed to Europe in November 1944; and WHEREAS, Making history as the only WAC unit of color to serve overseas in World War II, the mostly African American battalion set about its mission of clearing a vast backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members, government personnel, and Red Cross workers in England and France; beginning its effort in Birmingham, England, the 6888th was given half a year to clear several warehouses stacked to the ceilings with returned mail and packages; working in shifts around the clock, the women completed their work in just three months; following Victory in Europe Day, the unit was sent to Rouen, France, where it once again resolved a backlog in half the time allotted; and WHEREAS, Adopting the motto of "No mail, low morale," the Six Triple Eight served from 1945 to 1946 and demonstrated great skill and efficiency in solving the military's postal issues as well as tremendous resilience when encountering racism and sexism; in 2022, the battalion was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the U.S. Congress; in February 2025, the George W. Bush Presidential Center hosted an event in celebration of the battalion; the program followed the December 2024 release of the Netflix film The Six Triple Eight;and WHEREAS, Inspired by a deep sense of patriotism and a devotion to duty, the members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion made a significant impact on future generations of women in the military, and it is a privilege to join in honoring their enduring legacy; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby commend the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion for its outstanding contributions during World War II. Dutton Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw Alders Guillen Morgan Allen Harless Mu oz Anch a Harris Noble Ashby Harris Davila Olcott Barry Harrison Oliverson Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr Bernal Hernandez Patterson Bhojani Hickland Paul Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso Bowers Holt Perez of Harris Bryant Hopper Phelan Buckley Howard Pierson Bucy Hull Plesa Bumgarner Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Cain Johnson Richardson Campos Jones of Dallas Rodr guez Ramos Canales Jones of Harris Romero Capriglione Kerwin Rose Cole King Rosenthal Collier Kitzman Schatzline Cook LaHood Schofield Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft Craddick Lambert Shaheen Cunningham Landgraf Shofner Curry Leach Simmons Darby Leo Wilson Slawson A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico Dorazio Louderback Tepper Dutton Lowe Thompson Dyson Lozano Tinderholt Fairly Lujan Toth Flores Luther Troxclair Frank Manuel Turner G mez Martinez VanDeaver Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell Gates Metcalf Vo Gerdes Meyer Walle Geren Meza Ward Johnson Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton Gonz lez of Dallas Moody Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1086 was adopted by the House on May 22, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House