A Milwaukee World War II veteran and her Army battalion made up of all Black women received a long overdue honor Tuesday.

The only black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal.

The only all-Black female unit to serve overseas in World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Tuesday – 80 years after they were deployed to Europe to revolutionize the growing mail crisis ...

The only Black all-female WWII unit in Europe received the Congressional Gold Medal for ending a major mail crisis in England.