Millie Dunn Veasey Collection

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Millie Dunn Veasey Collection

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Millie Dunn Veasey (1918-2018) of Raleigh, North Carolina, served in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) and the Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1942 to 1944. She was a member of the all African American 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. She went on to have a long career with Saint Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries

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Veasey, Millie Dunn, 1918-2018

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Millie Dunn Veasey (January 31, 1918 – March 9, 2018) served from 1942 to 1945 with the Central Postal Directory Battalion of the Women’s Army Corps, an all-black, all-female unit; it was the only all-black Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, she worked at St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh after returning from the war. She was active in the civil rights movement with the Raleigh-Wake Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Pe...