The Neon in downtown Dayton will offer a free screening of "The Six Triple Eight" on Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Tyler Perry’s “The Six Triple Eight,” the inspiring, powerful story of World War II’s first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color led by Charity Adams Earley, began streaming Dec. 20 on Netflix ...
The Six Triple Eight's release has sparked much interest and conversations about certain unsung heroes of World War II. This ...
Shantay’s character, Johnnie Mae Burton, is a member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — nicknamed the Six ...
When World War II broke out, American women joined the effort ... mail in Birmingham in just three months, then sailed to Rouen, France, to do the exact same thing. Their achievements are ...
Written and directed by Tyler Perry, the war drama film tells the story of an all-Black and all-female battalion that served ...
World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France. Although there were ... be viewed at the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, to paint it several times.
After completing their work in Birmingham, the 6888th was sent to Rouen, France ... the Women’s Army Corps Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. Unfortunately, there was no other ...
As depicted in the Netflix film, the 6888th is the largest group of Black women to serve overseas during World War II. According to ... they were later called to Rouen, France, where they cleared ...
The Battle of the Bulge, in which Gordon fought, became the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. That ...
A Dutch project called 'War in Court' digitally released a list of names of nearly half a million suspected wartime Nazi ...
“I will take this medal but I will think about all — anyone — that was involved in the good part of World War II,” he said ... his experiences in France, Belgium and Germany.