A Philadelphia woman who served the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II is getting a military headstone, more than a decade after her death.

Evelyn Preston LeSueuer was part of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which worked to clear massive backlogs of mail to American servicemen. The Six Triple Eight, as it was dubbed, was the only Black unit within the Women's Army Corps deployed overseas during the war. It included several women from the Philly region , and was recently the subject of a Netflix movie starring Kerry Washington. MORE: Gloria Dei Episcopal Church to restore bell with ties to 1776 celebrations of America's independence

Though LeSueuer died in 2012, her grave at the SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Springfield did not reflect her service. That is set t

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