Clearinghouse to host 'Six Triple Eight' film screening in celebration of Black History Month

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In celebration of Black History Month, Penn State's Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness is sponsoring a showing of the documentary "Six Triple Eight."

"Six Triple Eight" honors the service of the 6888th Postal Battalion during World War II. The battalion was an 855-member, all-Black, all-female unit that served in England and France with the mission of clearing a two-year backlog of over 17 million pieces of mail. During the war, mail was crucial to maintaining troop morale, and the Six Triple Eighth’s contribution was exemplary but largely unknown. This 70-minute documentary chronicles the women and their experiences.  

Open to the public, the film will be shown on Feb. 16, 6 p.m., in the Freeman Auditorium in the Hub Robeson Center, University Park Campus. Following the film, there will be a panel discussion with Carmen Jordan-Cox, daughter of a unit member, and Dennis Miller, grandson of a unit member.