Mary Crawford Ragland Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Mary Crawford Ragland

State of Birth:

GA

Home State:

DC

Gender

Female

Race

Black or African American

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1945-1946

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

WAC (Women's Army Corps)

Unit of Service

6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

Location of Service

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; Birmingham, England; Rouen, France; Paris, France; European Theater

Highest Rank

Technician Five

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only all African-American female unit to serve overseas in World War II.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Kathleen Scott

Contributor:

Margaret Reborchuk

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc. (WIMSA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/91851

Subjects:

Ragland, Mary Crawford

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army. Women's Army Corps.

Cite as:

Mary Crawford Ragland Collection
(AFC/2001/001/91851), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress