Milwaukee 4th-grader meets Anna Mae Robertson, WWII ‘hero’

MILWAUKEE – Lazaira Pilcher, a fourth-grader at Milwaukee’s Common Students Academy, bought to satisfy her “hero” Monday, Feb. 20: Milwaukee’s Anna Mae Robertson.

Anna Mae Robertson was a member of the 6888th Central Postal Listing Battalion — the one all-female African American unit deployed abroad throughout World Struggle II. The battalion dealt with the U.S. Mail for troopers and sailors abroad from Milwaukee who have been combating within the warfare.

The 6888th was despatched to England and France to get the mail forwards and backwards to the U.S. from troops in Europe.

Younger Lazaira discovered about Robertson throughout a subject journey along with her class to Milwaukee’s Struggle Memorial Heart in September. She was captured in a photograph displaying her reaching out and inserting her had on the exhibit in regards to the 6888th, touching Robertson within the picture. 

The picture discovered its approach to the Robertson household, and issues got here full circle on Monday when Lazaira and her mom bought to satisfy Robertson and Robertson’s daughters at Robertson’s residence.

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This, in celebration of Black Historical past Month “and to remind individuals in our neighborhood in regards to the braveness and sacrifice of Anna Mae Robertson,” a Struggle Memorial Heart spokesman stated.

Robertson turns 99 years outdated in March. 

The Struggle Memorial Heart presents a lesson plan showcasing “The Quiet Warriors of the 6888th.”

Congresswoman Gwen Moore and others labored to get these girls lengthy overdue recognition for what they did to maintain servicemen linked to residence throughout the warfare, lengthy earlier than texting, cell telephones, and so forth.