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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.
Educator, soldier, and psychologist, Charity Adams Earley paved the way for African American women in the military, in education, and in her community. Her most prominent role was leading the first African American women unit of the army on a tour of duty overseas during World War II.
Soldier and community activist, Lt. Col. Charity E. Adams-Earley served as the highest-ranking Black woman officer during World War II. Her service during the war helped defeat the Axis Powers.
Jan 13, 2002 · Charity Adams Earley. U.S. Army. Quick Facts. Significance: Wilberforce University alumna and highest ranking African American woman at the end of World War Two. Place of Birth: Kittrell, North Carolina. Date of Birth: December 5, 1918. Place of Death: Dayton, Ohio. Date of Death: January 13, 2002. Place of Burial: Dayton, Ohio. Cemetery Name:
Jun 17, 2020 · After marrying and spending a few years in Switzerland studying Jungian psychology and learning German while her husband attended medical school, Charity Adams Earley spent the rest of her...
Jan 21, 2022 · Lieutenant Colonel Charity Edna Adams Earley was the first African American woman officer of the Women’s Auxiliary Corps. She served as the commanding officer of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, making her the highest-ranking Black female officer in the Army, during World War II.
Jan 22, 2002 · Charity Adams Earley, the commander of the only all-black Women's Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, died on Jan. 13 in Dayton, Ohio, long her...
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