A Triad man has ties to WWII 6888th Battalion

HIGH POINT, N.C. — High Point author Glenn Chavis said he recently found out his aunt was a part of the 6888th Battalion.

Sergeant Annie Elizabeth Leach Johnson was part of the 855-member all-Black female military unit.

It was named the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. It was the first and only all-Black female unit deployed overseas during World War II…

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