Anna Mae Robertson age 101, was one of the last surviving members of the “Six Triple Eight” (Screenshot: YouTube/American Veteran Center)
Anna Mae Robertson, 101, was one of the last surviving members of the “Six Triple Eight,” an all Black, all-female WWII battalion.
Anna Mae Robertson, a trailblazing World War II veteran and one of the last surviving members of the historic Six Triple Eight battalion, has died at 101 years old. Her family confirmed her passing over the weekend.
At just 19, Robertson stepped up to serve her country, joining the barrier-breaking, all-Black women’s battalion during World War II. In the face of both racial and gender discrimination, the Six Triple Eight took on a mission others deemed impossible: sorting through 17 million pieces of mail to reconnect U.S. troops with their loved ones during wartime. They did it in just three months.
“I thought I was doing a good job,” Robertson told WISN in 2019. “I thought I was helping someone. They could go to the front line and do something that I couldn’t do.”
Robertson’s legacy is deeply tied to the resilience, sisterhood, and unshakable pride that defines the story of Black women in America.
“Anna Mae Robertson, this day will be forever cherished deeply in my heart. Your legacy will live on through the strength of your beautiful family and in the hearts of Black people everywhere,” actor and producer Kerry Washington wrote in a tribute on Facebook. “You, and the extraordinary women of #TheSixTripleEight [that] you’re meeting up in Heaven, paved the way with grace, grit, and bravery.”
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