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Photograph of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in France

Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal OfficerSeries: Photographs of American Military Activities

Hundreds of African-American women in uniform stand in rows on a public square in Rouen, France.  People watch from the buildings above.

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