Mark shared a story about the death of Bertha Durpe, one of the few women who served with the 6888th CPD Battalion, an All-Black WAC unit that went overseas to help the war effort. The photo below doesn’t show the former Master-Sergeant Dupree, but it’s still a neat photo.
You can read a little about Ms. Dupree here: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article226817444.html
More on the 6888th:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6888th_Central_Postal_Directory_Battalion
- https://www.history.com/news/black-woman-army-unit-mail-world-war-ii
- https://blackthen.com/charity-adams-earley-commander-black-female-army-unit-serving-overseas-wwii/
- National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q=6888th
bwahahaha !! all black wacs ?!! that rhymes ? my mother was in the waves , ww2 , had mo betta jeeps , pops was at pearl harbor , then rained HELL on the enemy in the south pacific !! — GOD BLESS AMERICA …