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Charity Adams Earley (5 December 1918 – 13 January 2002) was an American United States Army officer. She was the first African-American woman to be an officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (later WACS) and was the commanding officer of the first battalion of African-American women to serve overseas during World War II. Adams was the highest-ranking African-American woman in the army by the completion of the war. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion's motto was "No Mail, Low Morale." A monument honoring this unique group of women was dedicated at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on November 30, 2018.

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  • Charity Adams Earley (5 December 1918 – 13 January 2002) was an American United States Army officer. She was the first African-American woman to be an officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (later WACS) and was the commanding officer of the first battalion of African-American women to serve overseas during World War II. Adams was the highest-ranking African-American woman in the army by the completion of the war. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion's motto was "No Mail, Low Morale." A monument honoring this unique group of women was dedicated at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on November 30, 2018. (en)
  • Charity Adams Earley (5 décembre 1918-13 janvier 2002), est la première femme afro-américaine à devenir officier dans le Women's Army Corps (plus tard WACS) et est le commandant du premier bataillon de femmes afro-américaines à servir outre-mer pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. À la fin de la guerre, elle est la femme afro-américaine la plus gradée de l'armée. La devise du 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, dans lequel elle a servi, était « No Mail, Low Morale » (en français : Pas de courrier, peu de moral). Un monument en l'honneur de ce groupe unique de femmes est dédié au Fort Leavenworth, en 2018. (fr)
  • Charity Edna Adams Earley (* 5. Dezember 1918 in Columbia, South Carolina als Charity Edna Adams; † 13. Januar 2002 in Dayton, Ohio) war eine Soldatin im Rang eines Lieutenant Colonels der US Army im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Nach mehrjähriger Tätigkeit als Lehrerin für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften ging sie 1942 im Alter von 24 Jahren zum Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. Sie wurde die erste afroamerikanische Offizierin in der Geschichte der US-amerikanischen Armee und zum Ende des Krieges auch deren ranghöchste. (de)
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  • Dayton, Ohio, US (en)
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