Charity Adams Earley

Charity Adams Earley (née Adams; December 5, 1918 – January 13, 2002) was a United States Army officer. She was the first African-American woman to become an officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (later WACs) and was the commanding officer of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only African-American and multi-ethnic US Women’s Army Corps (WAC) unit sent overseas during World War II. Adams was the highest-ranking African-American woman in the army by the completion of the war.

A monument honoring her was dedicated at Fort Lee, Virginia, on November 30, 2018. In 2023, the base was renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in honor of Earley and Lieutenant General Arthur J. Gregg, becoming the first U.S. military base to bear the names of African Americans. The base was again renamed in 2025, following Donald Trump's campaign promise to restore the base's Confederate name.

Adams is portrayed by Kerry Washington as a lead character in 2024 film The Six Triple Eight showing the experience of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during their service in Europe.