Black WACs (Women's Army Corp)

Black WACs (Women's Army Corp)

  • <p>A crowd of African American Women's Army Corps members waving at the camera, Staten Island Terminal, New York Port of Embarkation. Courtesy of the NYPL Digital Collections.</p> <p>http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9fb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99</p>
  • <p>Red Cross worker pouring coffee into the cup of an African American member of the Women's Army Corps as other African American WACs stand with their coffee and doughnuts and look on, Staten Island Terminal, New York Port. Courtesy of the NYPL Digital Collections.</p> <p>http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9fa-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99</p>

Read about the Women of the 6888th Central Directory Postal Battalion: https://tinyurl.com/y59x52q9.

The women of the 6888th left for Europe from Staten Island and returned to Staten Island after their tour was completed, as seen in the above images.