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Inspection of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
Members of the 6888th participate in a victory parade on 27 May 1945 in Rouen, France, passing through the marketplace where Joan of Arc was executed. Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
Private Ruth L. James of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion on duty during the unit’s open house in France National Archives and Records Administration.
Members of the 6888th work with French civilians to sort the mail. Source: U.S. Army Women’s Museum, Fort Lee, Virginia.
Members of the 6888th sorting mail. Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
Former member of the 6888th Alyce Dixon