An official website of the United States government         Here's how you know         
**Official websites use .mil**
A **.mil** website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
**Secure .mil websites use HTTPS**
 A **lock (lock )** or **https://** means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Skip to main content (Press Enter).

Defense Logistics AgencyThe Nation's Combat Logistics Support Agency

Search
Search

Search

-  Home		 
-  What DLA Offers    -  Excess Property Disposal             
  -  Document Services             
  -  Products             
  -  Services             
  -  Programs 
-  Working With DLA    -  Applications             
  -  Small Business             
  -  Federal and International Cataloging             
  -  Defense Data Standards             
  -  Events             
  -  Procurement Policies             
  -  Government Programs             
  -  Forms 
-  Organizations    -  DLA Headquarters             
  -  DLA Aviation             
  -  DLA Disposition Services             
  -  DLA Distribution             
  -  DLA Energy             
  -  DLA Land and Maritime             
  -  DLA Troop Support             
  -  DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM             
  -  DLA Europe & Africa             
  -  DLA Indo-Pacific 
-  Customer Support    -  Self Help Tools             
  -  How to Order             
  -  Find Your Order             
  -  Customer Facing Offices             
  -  Training             
  -  Brochures             
  -  Warfighter Support             
  -  Customer Service Management 
-  Careers		 
-  About DLA    -  Contact Us             
  -  Locations             
  -  Leaders             
  -  News             
  -  History             
  -  Media Gallery             
  -  DLA Campaigns 

HomeAbout DLANewsNews Article View

PHOTO INFORMATION

** Download

** Details

** Share

# Black History Month: Remembering ‘Six Triple Eight’

DLA Land and Maritime Public Affairs

                COLUMBUS, Ohio  –              
In celebration of Black History Month, the Female Mentoring and Morale Program Executive Board is offering a unique opportunity for all service members, Army civilians and cadets to join a virtual mentoring session on Feb. 22 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST, honoring the ‘Sheroes of the U.S. Army’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.’

The 6888th, also known as ‘Six Triple Eight,’ was the only all-Black, all-female, Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II. The primary mission of the ‘Six Triple Eight’ was to sort the two- to three-year backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. Their motto was “No Mail, Low Morale.”

The unit was organized on March 4, 1945, in Birmingham, England, and it contained approximately 850 officers and enlisted personnel who formed four companies. Whereas most Black units in the military contained white officers, every position in the 6888th was staffed by Black women. The unit was commanded by then-Maj. Charity Adams, namesake of the U.S. Army's Virginia installation Fort Gregg-Adams.

Guest Speakers for the virtual mentoring session include:
                              - Retired Army Col. Edna Cummings – Veteran & champion of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the 6888th.    
                              - Retired Army Master Sgt. Elizabeth Anne Helm-Frazier – Veteran & filmmaker/co-producer of the 6888th Documentary: “No Mail, Low Morale”

 

Registration Link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApcemoqDItH9Is5Q0oTai38NUk3_NkhorE

 

For more information, email the FMMP Executive Board:

usarmy.gregg-adams.futures-cmd.mbx.f--mentoring-and-morale-progr@army.mil

**                    SHARE                

**                    PRINT                

Black History Month Land and Maritime