PHOENIX — A World War II hero and longtime Tempe resident is being honored for her service in the U.S. military’s first all-Black, all-female battalion.
Now 104 years old, Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon is the last surviving member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the Women’s Army Corps.
On Thursday, McClendon was awarded a bronze plaque during a ceremony at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix. The plaque will be permanently housed at the VA Medical Center adjacent to the park…