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The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion ("Six Triple Eight") was an 855-member unit of mostly African American women who served as the only Women's Army Corps unit of color deployed overseas during World War II

Deployed to Europe in November 1944, the battalion cleared a massive backlog of undelivered mail in Birmingham, England in three months—half the six months allotted—then completed a second backlog in Rouen, France in half the expected time

The unit included 44 Texans and had connections to Amarillo Army Air Field and Camp Maxey; the resolution names all 44 Texas women who served

The battalion received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2022, and a Netflix film "The Six Triple Eight" was released in December 2024

The Texas House of Representatives adopted this resolution on May 23, 2025, commending the battalion for its exceptional service and impact on future generations of women in the military