Inglewood Cemetery

‘Six Triple Eight’ Honored with Congressional Gold Medal Wreath Laying Ceremony in Inglewood Cemetery

When CW2, USA Retired and NAACP Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committee, Chair, Latia Suttle attended a screening for the ‘Six Triple Eight’ documentary a few years ago, she left having learned about members of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). The Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight,” were 855 Black women who were deployed overseas during World War II. They were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.