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Bookmark or Share- Charity Adams Earley - WikipediaCharity Adams Earley (December 5, 1918 – January 13, 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 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which was made up of African-American women serving ...
- Oral History with Charity Adams Earley | Experiencing History ...Like the rest of the US armed forces, the newly formed Women’s Army Corps (WAC) was segregated by race. 3 In early 1945, Charity Edna Adams (later Charity Adams Earley) became the first Black female officer to command a unit of Black American women deployed to Europe.
- Meet Charity Adams Earley, The Highest-Ranking African American Female ...Charity Adams Earley was born in a segregated United States. This did not stop her from becoming the highest-ranked female, black officer in the army during World War II. Her mantra: “I just wanted to do my job.”
- Army Lt. Col. Adams: A pioneer worthy of commemorationLt. Col. Charity Adams was the first Black woman to graduate her officer candidate school at Fort Des Moines, Iowa in 1943. She eventually led the 6888th CPD during missions in England and...
- Charity Adams Earley - National Women's History MuseumEducator, soldier, and psychologist, Charity Adams Earley paved the way for African American women in the military, in education, and in her community. Her most prominent role was leading the first African American women unit of the army on a tour of duty overseas during World War II.
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