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Heritage Lecture series

The Code Girls and the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

Presenter - Kandy Wagenbach

Daughters of the American Revolution historian, Kandy Wagenbach will present on two women’s group who served behind the scenes in WWII. The 6888th Battalion was the first and only all-Black female unit to be deployed overseas during WWII. The Code Girls were made up of 10,000 female cryptographers who worked day and night to break Japanese and German codes.  FREE EVENT  

Thursday, September 21st at 10:00 AM

Location: The Georgia T. Lord Library

Georgia T. Lord Library
Inside Goodyear City Hall

1900 N Civic Sq, Goodyear, AZ 85395