[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H7175]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ROMAY CATHERINE JOHNSON DAVIS

  (Ms. SEWELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SEWELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the extraordinary life 
and legacy of Mrs. Romay Catherine Johnson Davis, who was awarded the 
Congressional Gold Medal for her extraordinary service to our Nation as 
one of the women of the ``Six Triple Eight'' postal battalion during 
World War II.
  At the age of 102, Mrs. Davis is the oldest living member of the 
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the United States Army. 
Throughout World War II, this dedicated group of African-American women 
sorted mail and care packages to maintain the morale of American 
soldiers stationed abroad.
  Helping to sort 65,000 pieces of mail every shift, Mrs. Davis and her 
colleagues worked tirelessly to uphold the battalion's motto: ``No 
mail, low morale.''
  Mrs. Davis is a trailblazer for African-American women everywhere, 
and it is befitting that her award comes on the 74th anniversary of the 
integration of the armed services.
  I was proud to vote in favor of the bill to award the Six Triple 
Eight postal battalion to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, the 
highest civilian honor Congress can bestow.
  I ask my colleagues to join me and the Montgomery community in 
celebrating the extraordinary life and legacy of Mrs. Romay Catherine 
Johnson Davis.

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