As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public
Safety Committee
136th General Assembly
Regular Session Am. S. B. No. 17
2025-2026
Senators Reynolds, Craig
Cosponsors: Senators Patton, Schaffer, Weinstein
A B I L L
To enact section 5.212 of the Revised Code to
designate March 9th as "6888th Central Postal
Directory Battalion Day."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 5.212 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 5.212. The ninth day of March is designated as
"6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day" to honor the
bravery and courage of those who served in the 6888th central
postal directory battalion, the only unit composed of women of
color to serve overseas during World War II.
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