PFC Deloris Ruddock | 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
PFC Deloris Ruddock enlisted in the Women's Army Corps in October 1943 in Washington, DC. She would be assigned to the history-making 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the first and only all-female African American unit deployed overseas during WWII. They were sent to Birmingham, England and Rouen, France to sort through the two year logjam of mail to send to American troops overseas. Learn more about the American Veterans Center: http://www.americanveteranscenter.org/ #SixTripleEight
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The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (Day 2)
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How the Mail Kept Morale Up on WW2 Frontlines | 6888th's Lena King
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We Started With 32 Men. Only 8 Came Back
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Maj. Abbie Noel Campbell OH, 1990
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‘The Six Triple Eight’ Cast: ‘This Film Is Like a Love Letter to Them’ —Extended Interview
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Marine Sergeant on Fierce Combat in Vietnam | Floyd Moreland Jr.
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Frontline Nurse at D-Day and Battle of the Bulge | Marcella LeBeau
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Nazi Town, USA | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS
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The Six Triple Eight (6888) - From paper to the screen
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Gabriel J. Vertucci, Corporal, US Marine Corps, World War Two
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The Unlikely Romance of a Black Nurse and a German P.O.W. in World War II
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Who Were The Six Triple Eight?
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D-Day Bomber Pilot Lt. Denny Thompson (Full Interview)
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WW2 'Brown Babies': A little-known part of British 20th Century history - BBC World Service podcast
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How I made peace with myself decades after Vietnam
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How I Learned To Fight and Kill in Vietnam | David Rodriguez
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VOICES OF HISTORY PRESENTS - Maryanne Stoeppler, Nurse, 95th Evac Hospital, Da Nang, Vietnam, 1968
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LTC Charity Adams, Oral History, 1990
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CUT OFF: The Epic Stand of the 'Lost Platoon' | Battle of Ia Drang | Clyde "Earnie" Savage
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