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Senators introduce bill to designate March 9 as 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day
Summary
Senator Cyndre Reynolds and joint sponsor Senator Herschel Craig gave sponsor testimony at a first hearing for Senate Bill 17 to designate March 9 as 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day, honoring the all-Black, all-female battalion that processed wartime mail; committee took no vote.
Chairman Johnson on behalf of the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Public Safety Committee heard sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 17, which would designate March 9 as 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day in Ohio. The bill’s sponsor, Senator Cyndre Reynolds, and joint sponsor, Senator Herschel Craig, presented the measure during a first hearing; the committee took no vote.
The bill, Reynolds said, would “recognize the extraordinary service and sacrifice of the only all black, all female…
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