NAACP WISCONSIN STATE CONFERENCE HONORS MRS. ANNA MAE WILSON ROBERTSON OF THE HISTORIC WWII ARMY 6888th CENTRAL POSTAL
Sun, Feb 23
|Tabernacle Community Baptist Church
Wisconsin State Conference
Time & Location
Feb 23, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Tabernacle Community Baptist Church, 2500 W Medford Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53206, USA
About the Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, February 17, 2025 Contact: Gwen Jones, naacp36ab@gmail.com
NAACP WISCONSIN STATE CONFERENCE HONORS MRS. ANNA MAE WILSON ROBERTSON OF THE HISTORIC WWII ARMY 6888th CENTRAL POSTAL DIRECTORY BATTALION
Milwaukee, WI—On Sunday, February 23, 2025, the members of the NAACP Wisconsin State Conference of Branches will present a proclamation honoring the WWII service of long-time Milwaukee resident, Mrs. Anna Mae Wilson Robertson, a member of the historic all Black Women’s Army Corp. (WAC) 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known to many as the “Six-Triple-Eight.”
A presentation will be made to Mrs. Robertson by NAACP Wisconsin State Conference President, Wendell J. Harris during the 10:00 a.m. morning worship service at her church, Tabernacle Community Baptist Church, located at 2500 W. Medford Ave. in Milwaukee which is pastored by Reverend Dr. Donna Childs.
According to President Harris, “There is no better time than now to honor Mrs. Robertson with this…