"The first Negro WACs to arrive on the continent of Europe were 800 girls of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Bn, who had also been the first to arrive in England. After the battalion had set up its facilities at Rouen, France, it held an `open house', which was attended by hundreds of Negro so
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""The first Negro WACs to arrive on the continent of Europe were 800 girls of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Bn, who had also been the first to arrive in England. After the battalion had set up its facilities at Rouen, France, it held an `open house', which was attended by hundreds of Negro so" (1945-05-26). U.S. National Archives, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22The_first_Negro_WACs_to_arrive_(on)_the_continent_of_Europe_were_800_girls_of_the_6888th_Central_Postal_Directory_Bn,_w_-_NARA_-_531333.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 5067.
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