Alyce Dixon was born Alice Lillian Ellis on September 11, 1907 in Boston, Mass., the third-oldest of nine children. Daughter of James A. Ellis (1879 - 1946) & Fannie E. Grant (1882 - 1961). The Dixon family moved to Washington, D.C. in 1924, which is where the future servicewoman planted roots and joined the workforce. Dixon was one of the first few civilians to work inside the Pentagon.
Alyce Dixon was the oldest living WWII veteran at 108 years old. She enlisted in the US Army prior to the beginning of World War II, and was assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion when it was established in January 1945. The 6888th was the only unit of African-American women in the Women’s Army Corps to serve overseas during World War II. The 6888th was tasked with eliminating floor-to-ceiling stacks of undelivered mail and packages addressed to US service members, but stored in British warehouses. This backlog dampened the morale of soldiers serving on the front lines. The 6888th, under extraordinarily difficult working conditions, eliminated the backlog of mail. The 6888th then was detailed to France, where they were tasked with eliminating a backlog of mail in six months. However, since the unit was aware of the importance of the frontline soldiers receiving their mail, the unit accomplished its task in half the time. After the war, Alyce Dixon lived in Washington and worked for the federal government for 35 years.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep at the VA in Washington, DC where she was a long time resident.
Alyce Dixon was the oldest living WWII veteran at 108 years old. She enlisted in the US Army prior to the beginning of World War II, and was assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion when it was established in January 1945. The 6888th was the only unit of African-American women in the Women’s Army Corps to serve overseas during World War II. The 6888th was tasked with eliminating floor-to-ceiling stacks of undelivered mail and packages addressed to US service members, but stored in British warehouses. This backlog dampened the morale of soldiers serving on the front lines. The 6888th, under extraordinarily difficult working conditions, eliminated the backlog of mail. The 6888th then was detailed to France, where they were tasked with eliminating a backlog of mail in six months. However, since the unit was aware of the importance of the frontline soldiers receiving their mail, the unit accomplished its task in half the time. After the war, Alyce Dixon lived in Washington and worked for the federal government for 35 years.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep at the VA in Washington, DC where she was a long time resident.
Alyce Dixon was born Alice Lillian Ellis on September 11, 1907 in Boston, Mass., the third-oldest of nine children. Daughter of James A. Ellis (1879 - 1946) & Fannie E. Grant (1882 - 1961). The Dixon family moved to Washington, D.C. in 1924, which is where the future servicewoman planted roots and joined the workforce. Dixon was one of the first few civilians to work inside the Pentagon.
Alyce Dixon was the oldest living WWII veteran at 108 years old. She enlisted in the US Army prior to the beginning of World War II, and was assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion when it was established in January 1945. The 6888th was the only unit of African-American women in the Women’s Army Corps to serve overseas during World War II. The 6888th was tasked with eliminating floor-to-ceiling stacks of undelivered mail and packages addressed to US service members, but stored in British warehouses. This backlog dampened the morale of soldiers serving on the front lines. The 6888th, under extraordinarily difficult working conditions, eliminated the backlog of mail. The 6888th then was detailed to France, where they were tasked with eliminating a backlog of mail in six months. However, since the unit was aware of the importance of the frontline soldiers receiving their mail, the unit accomplished its task in half the time. After the war, Alyce Dixon lived in Washington and worked for the federal government for 35 years.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep at the VA in Washington, DC where she was a long time resident.
Alyce Dixon was the oldest living WWII veteran at 108 years old. She enlisted in the US Army prior to the beginning of World War II, and was assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion when it was established in January 1945. The 6888th was the only unit of African-American women in the Women’s Army Corps to serve overseas during World War II. The 6888th was tasked with eliminating floor-to-ceiling stacks of undelivered mail and packages addressed to US service members, but stored in British warehouses. This backlog dampened the morale of soldiers serving on the front lines. The 6888th, under extraordinarily difficult working conditions, eliminated the backlog of mail. The 6888th then was detailed to France, where they were tasked with eliminating a backlog of mail in six months. However, since the unit was aware of the importance of the frontline soldiers receiving their mail, the unit accomplished its task in half the time. After the war, Alyce Dixon lived in Washington and worked for the federal government for 35 years.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep at the VA in Washington, DC where she was a long time resident.
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