Senate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SR 212: 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion; honor

Last action February 20, 2025 · Senate Read and Adopted

A Georgia Senate resolution honors the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the all-Black Women's Army Corps unit known as the Six Triple Eight, for its World War II postal service.

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In plain language

This resolution is a formal statement from the Georgia Senate recognizing the historical service of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black unit of the United States Women's Army Corps that sorted and delivered military mail in Europe from 1945 to 1946. The resolution recounts the unit's history, including its 855 members led by Major Charity Adams, the discrimination they faced, and their work clearing massive mail backlogs, processing an estimated 65,000 pieces per shift. The resolution does not create any new law, funding, or program. It formally states that the Senate honors the women of the battalion and directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and press. It also notes the 2024 Netflix film about the battalion produced by Tyler Perry.

What the bill does

Formally states that the Georgia Senate honors the resilience, efficiency, and determination of the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.
Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition.

Who it affects

This resolution mainly affects the historical memory and public recognition of the surviving members and descendants of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. It does not impose obligations on any Georgia agency, business, or individual beyond the Secretary of the Senate distributing copies.

Why it matters

While the resolution carries no legal or financial effect, it represents an official acknowledgment by the Georgia Senate of a historically overlooked group of Black women veterans, adding to public recognition of their World War II service decades after they returned home without formal honors.

Key provisions

The whereas clauses recount the battalion's formation, its 855 members led by Major Charity Adams, and its role clearing mail backlogs in the United Kingdom and France.
The resolved clause states that the Senate honors the women of the 6888th and extends gratitude for their service.
A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available for distribution to the public and the press.

From the bill

“the women of the 6888th received no public recognition for their monumental contributions upon disbandment”
Notes that the battalion's service went unrecognized when the unit was disbanded after the war.

“processing an estimated 65,000 pieces of mail per shift”
States the volume of mail the battalion processed despite facing discrimination.

Status timeline

2025-02-20Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2025-02-19Senate Hopper (Senate)

Topics

military history
women veterans
civil rights history
Georgia Senate resolutions

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