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6888th Central Postal Battalion

Army University Press

Nov. 29, 2018 | 36:16

Five of the last known living women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, Woman Army Corps (WAC), visited Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Nov. 29, 2018. During their visit, these women visited the newly constructed monument honoring the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and took part in the dedication ceremony the following day. The unit motto was "No Mail, Low Morale."

The women in the interview are (from left to right):
Private Maybelle Rutland Tanner Campbell
Private First Class Deloris Ruddock
Corporal Lena Derriecott Bell King
Private First Class Elizabeth Barker Johnson
Private Anna Mae Wilson Robertson

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