Commending the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion for its contributions during World War II.

89(R) HR 1086 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.R. No. 1086

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, The members of the legendary 6888th Central Postal

Directory Battalion rendered exceptional service to their country

during World War II; and

WHEREAS, The battalion was formed in 1941, when

U.S. Representative Edith Nourse Rogers introduced a bill to create

the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps; President Franklin D. Roosevelt

signed the bill into legislation the following year, and the WAAC's

name was changed to the Women's Army Corps in 1943; after several

units of White women were sent to serve in the European theater,

African American organizations lobbied for the deployment of a

Black WAC unit overseas; the U.S. War Department approved the

request, and a battalion of enlisted personnel and officers were

drawn from the WAC, the Army Service Forces, and the Army Air Forces

for the establishment of the 6888th Central Postal Directory

Battalion; the 855-member unit, which included 44 Texans, became

known as the "Six Triple Eight" and was deployed to Europe in

November 1944; and

WHEREAS, Making history as the only WAC unit of color to serve

overseas in World War II, the mostly African American battalion set

about its mission of clearing a vast backlog of undelivered mail for

U.S. service members, government personnel, and Red Cross workers

in England and France; beginning its effort in Birmingham, England,

the 6888th was given half a year to clear several warehouses stacked

to the ceilings with returned mail and packages; working in shifts

around the clock, the women completed their work in just three

months; following Victory in Europe Day, the unit was sent to Rouen,

France, where it once again resolved a backlog in half the time

allotted; and

WHEREAS, Adopting the motto of "No mail, low morale," the Six

Triple Eight served from 1945 to 1946 and demonstrated great skill

and efficiency in solving the military's postal issues as well as

tremendous resilience when encountering racism and sexism; in 2022,

the battalion was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest

civilian honor bestowed by the U.S. Congress; in February 2025, the

George W. Bush Presidential Center hosted an event in celebration

of the battalion; the program followed the December 2024 release of

the Netflix film
The Six Triple Eight
; and

WHEREAS, Inspired by a deep sense of patriotism and a

devotion to duty, the members of the 6888th Central Postal

Directory Battalion made a significant impact on future generations

of women in the military, and it is a privilege to join in honoring

their enduring legacy; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas

Legislature hereby commend the 6888th Central Postal Directory

Battalion for its outstanding contributions during World War II.

Dutton

Burrows

Guerra

Morales Shaw

Alders

Guillen

Morgan

Allen

Harless

Muñoz

Anchía

Harris

Noble

Ashby

Harris Davila

Olcott

Barry

Harrison

Oliverson

Bell of Kaufman

Hayes

Ordaz

Bell of Montgomery

Hefner

Orr

Bernal

Hernandez

Patterson

Bhojani

Hickland

Paul

Bonnen

Hinojosa

Perez of El Paso

Bowers

Holt

Perez of Harris

Bryant

Hopper

Phelan

Buckley

Howard

Pierson

Bucy

Hull

Plesa

Bumgarner

Hunter

Raymond

Button

Isaac

Reynolds

Cain

Johnson

Richardson

Campos

Jones of Dallas

Rodríguez Ramos

Canales

Jones of Harris

Romero

Capriglione

Kerwin

Rose

Cole

King

Rosenthal

Collier

Kitzman

Schatzline

Cook

LaHood

Schofield

Cortez

Lalani

Schoolcraft

Craddick

Lambert

Shaheen

Cunningham

Landgraf

Shofner

Curry

Leach

Simmons

Darby

Leo Wilson

Slawson

A. Davis of Dallas

Little

Smithee

Y. Davis of Dallas

Longoria

Spiller

Dean

Lopez of Bexar

Swanson

DeAyala

Lopez of Cameron

Talarico

Dorazio

Louderback

Tepper

Dutton

Lowe

Thompson

Dyson

Lozano

Tinderholt

Fairly

Lujan

Toth

Flores

Luther

Troxclair

Frank

Manuel

Turner

Gámez

Martinez

VanDeaver

Garcia of Bexar

Martinez Fischer

Vasut

Garcia of Dallas

McLaughlin

Villalobos

Garcia Hernandez

McQueeney

Virdell

Gates

Metcalf

Vo

Gerdes

Meyer

Walle

Geren

Meza

Ward Johnson

Gervin-Hawkins

Money

Wharton

González of Dallas

Moody

Wilson

González of El Paso

Morales of Harris

Wu

Goodwin

Morales of Maverick

Zwiener

______________________________

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 1086 was adopted by the House on May 22,

2025, by a non-record vote.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House