NextUs818 Podcast

Episode 61: Interview with Descendant of 6888th Soldier Private First Class Grant Esther Marshall: Laura Thomas

March 19, 2025

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NextUs818 Podcast is a reflective platform for connecting past successes with future progress in the African-American community. This episode of NextUs818 focuses on the 6888th Battalion, the only all African-American, all-female battalion to serve in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.

Our guest in Episode 61 is Laura Thomas, granddaughter of Private First Class Grant Esther Marshall who served in the 6888th Battalion.

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