The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.

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, following a long ...

Anna Mae Robertson served in the only all-female African-American unit deployed overseas during the war, and her service was celebrated in February.