On May 15, 1942 the Women's Auxillary Army Corps (WAACs) was formed, and in July 1942, the word "auxillary" was dropped from the name, and the Women's Army Corps (WACs) was formed giving women full military benefits like their male counterparts. THE 6888TH WAS NOT an All-Black or an All-African-American unit. The 6888th was a multi-ethnic unit that was predominantly Black with at least one Puerto Rican and Mexican woman. This is a change from what we have been writing and saying for years. Recently, the committee became aware of this mistake. The second oldest 6888th veteran still with us is 102-year-old PFC Crescencia Garcia is Puerto Rican and knew others in the unit. We also know that there was at least one Mexican member whose two daughters confirmed this. NOTE: It is recognized that during that time the Army, not FDR,  designated the unit as "Colored" or "Negro" the more acceptable term for our race at the time.. The unit was active from 1945 to 1946 and consisted of 855 women under the Command of Major Charity Adams, Captians Mary F. Kearney and Bernice G. Henderson. Their nickname was “Six-Triple Eight" and their motto was “No Mail, Low Morale.” See list of 800 plus names in this site.