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Senate enacts March 9 as 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day to honor all‑female unit
Summary
The Ohio Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 17 designating March 9 as the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day in Ohio to honor an all‑female, historically Black unit that processed mail for U.S. service members during World War II.
The Ohio Senate on Feb. 25 unanimously passed Senate Bill 17 to designate March 9 as the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day, a recognition honoring the all‑female unit sometimes called the “Six Triple Eight” that sorted and delivered mail for U.S. service members in World War II.
Senator Reynolds, the bill sponsor, told the chamber the battalion, led by Captain Charity Adams (an Ohioan by education), processed a backlog measured in millions of pieces of undelivered mail and completed a mission that boosted troop morale. Reynolds described the battalion’s work, its history of overcoming discrimination and recent recognition by Congress with a Congressional Gold Medal.
Senator Craig and others supported the bill, saying the designation preserves the battalion’s legacy and provides an educational marker in Ohio’s calendar. The Senate recorded a 32-0 roll-call vote in favor of the bill; the measure was then entitled and placed on the journal.
The enacted designation will appear in state code as a commemorative day; it does not create a new program or appropriation.
