Earley, Charity Adams, 1918-2002
Charity Edna Adams Earley (5 December 1918 – 13 January 2002) was an American United States Army officer, educator, and psychologist.
Earley (serving in the military under Adams) was the first African-American woman to be an officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC, later WACS) and was the commanding officer of the first battalion of African-American women to serve overseas during World War II, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. The 6888th was nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight" and was made up of 855 black women, both enlisted and officers. Earley was the highest-ranking African-American woman in the army by the completion of the war. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion's motto was "No Mail, Low Morale."
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