Collinsville author Thelma Ball has published a new book documenting the history of two major World War II defense plants in ...

Colonel Edna Cummings had already been retired from the U.S. Army for more than a decade when she became aware of a distinguished World War II veteran with whom she shared a name: Lieutenant ...

I hope I represent the women who were with me during this war. And it was an honor for us to do it,” said Pak. It wasn’t until about 50 years ago that women could command men and lead convoys.

Our War Too: Women in Service is a groundbreaking special exhibit that honors almost 350,000 American women who served their country during World War II. On display at the California Museum in ...

The book, authored by Mary M. Cronin and Bruce Berman, is titled, “Home Front: Alfred T. Palmer’s World War II Photography.” ...

N etflix Original The Six Triple Eight is inspired by the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in WWII.Given an extraordinary mission and united in their ...

When WW2 broke out, the women of Britain kept the country moving once again. In an age of total war, how did the conflict change their lives? And did it last?

Meet the WWII Battalion of Black Women That Inspired an Army Base’s New Name. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only unit comprised entirely of Black women to have been ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only unit comprised entirely of Black women to have been deployed overseas during World War II, and it had served a critical function: clearing ...

The prolific director’s fourth film for Netflix — about the first and only Women's Army Corps unit of color to battle overseas during the Second World War — launches Dec. 20.

The Six Triple Eight was an all-woman, majority-Black battalion in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II, which performed a crucial service in the war’s waning months.