She Served in the Six Triple Eight during WWII, Delivering Morale and Breaking Barriers
News from home was a lifeline for soldiers in World War II. It was a problemSgt. Hilda P. Griggscrossed the Atlantic in 1945 to fix. The 6888th’s motto was clear: No mail, low morale." At first, Griggs recalled that her captain thought she didn’t want to go to Europe. “I let her know immediately that, that’s not the way I look at it. I wanted to go because I wanted the experience, she said....