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African-American Private 1st Class Ruth L. James of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, Women's Army Corps, US Army, Rouen, France, 26 May 1945 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     African-American Private 1st Class Ruth L. James of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, Women's Army Corps, US Army, Rouen, France, 26 May 1945 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   111-SC-23707
Photo Size 1,356 x 1,097 pixels
Photos on Same Day 26 May 1945
Photos at Same Place Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France
Added By C. Peter Chen
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Tom Lee says:
18 May 2020 03:22:57 PM

Peter,
PVT James in the caption above is not in the Army Nurse Corps (ANC). She is a WAC, Women's Army Corps. The 6888th Postal Battalion was created specifically to unsnarl a massive Mail Backlog in Birmingham in January '45, and did the same later here in Rouen. They were under the QM Corps, and ultimately my grandfather, LTG John C. H. Lee.
Again for the millionth time, thanks for the work on this site.
All the best, Tom
2. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
21 May 2020 01:32:43 PM

Thank you Tom Lee, the caption has been corrected.

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