SJR 149 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Designates May 18 of each year as Six Triple Eight Day in NJ.

SJR 149 designates May 18 of each year as "Six Triple Eight Day" in New Jersey to commemorate the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-African American, all-female U.S. Army unit that served during World War II. The resolution honors the unit’s efforts in delivering 14 million pieces of backlogged military mail across Europe under challenging conditions, including racism and poor working environments. It specifically recognizes that 28 women from New Jersey served in the battalion, including members like Gladys Eva Debman-Blount and Marion VanOrkey. As a commemorative resolution, it requests the Governor issue an annual proclamation encouraging observance but contains no binding policy changes.
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Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Mar 24, 2025
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Jan 30, 2025
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
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