[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 43 (Monday, March 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2630]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING PRIVATE FIRST-CLASS ELIZABETH JOHNSON

  (Ms. FOXX of North Carolina asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, during Women's History 
Month, we honor American women whose exemplary lives have shaped the 
country we love.
  In 1945, Private First-Class Elizabeth Johnson of Elkin, North 
Carolina, answered the call to serve our country, becoming one of 855 
women to form the 6888th battalion, the first and only all-female and 
all-Black battalion in World War II.
  They were given the task of delivering, in 1 year, a backlog of 1 
year's worth of servicemembers' mail waiting to be delivered. But with 
their strong dedication, in just 6 months, all letters were delivered 
to servicemembers waiting to hear from loved ones.
  After a tour of duty in England and France, Ms. Johnson became the 
first woman to attend Winston-Salem State University on the GI Bill and 
dedicated over 30 years to teaching in Virginia and North Carolina.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend and thank Ms. Johnson for her legacy of 
lifelong service to fellow Americans.

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