January 13, 2002(2002-01-13) (aged 83) Dayton, Ohio
Buried
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
United States Army
Years of service
1942 − 1946
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit
3rd Company, 3rd Training Regiment WAAC, Fort Des Moines
Commands held
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
Awards
Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
The Smithsonian Institution's 100 Most Important Black Women in History
South Carolina Black Hall of Fame
Service to the Community Award
Senior Citizens' Gold Watch Award
Ohio Veterans' Hall of Fame
Honorary doctorates from Wilberforce University and the University of Dayton
Monuments
Namesake of Fort Gregg-Adams
Spouse(s)
Stanley A. Earley (m.1949)
Other work
Educator
Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams Earley (5 December 1918 – 13 January 2002) was an American United States Army officer. She was the first African-American woman to be an officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (later WACs) and was the commanding officer of the first battalion of African-American women to serve overseas during World War II. Adams was the highest-ranking African-American woman in the army by the completion of the war. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion's motto was "No Mail, Low Morale." A monument honoring this unique group of women was dedicated at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on November 30, 2018.
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