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Group of 369th Colored Infantry with their War Crosses; One hundred and sixty-nine men of this regiment (old 15th N.Y.) won valor medals. They were nicknamed "Hell Fighters"; Fred Rogers; George Chapman; Lawrence McVey; Isaac Freeman, Wm. Bunn; Herbert Mills; Hugh Hamilton; Clarence Johnson

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1919
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Kelly Miller's history of the world war for human rights: being an intensely human and brilliant account of the world war and why and for what purpose America and the allies are fighting and the important part taken by the Negro, including the horrors and wonders of modern warfare, the new and strange devices, etc. ... by Kelly Miller ... illustrated with 128 genuine pictures from recent official photographs, also outline map drawings

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Keywords

  1. African American Soldiers
  2. African Americans
  3. Medals
  4. United States
  5. United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 369th
  6. World War, 1914 1918

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Pvt. Joe Jones of the 369th Infantry Regiment (also known as the Harlem Hellfighters) during World War I Private Henry Johnson; Private Needham Roberts; The New York National Guards (now the 369th) One of the wounded [a member of the famous 369th Colored Infantry] and his mother Pvt. Dave Kelly and Sgt. Richard Owens of the 369th Infantry Regiment (also known as the Harlem Hellfighters) during World War I Color bearers of the 15th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard, which later became the 369th Infantry, 1918 View of assembled troops of the 15th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard, later renamed the 369th Infantry, circa 1918 Members of the 369th Infantry serving in the trenches in France during World War I Photographed in a village in Germany; A member of the 369th (the old 15th N.Y.) brought this picture with him Johnson, James Thomas 369th National Guard Regiment, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters, a well-known New York based black regiment during World War I, returning home Sergeants of redoubtable Company C. of the famous 369th Infantry; [Right to left: Robert Poilard; James Smith; Charles Wright; Marshall T. Bridgett, the famous Honorable War Lord; Robert Mason; Alfred Adams; Albert Johnson; James Beckton; Mcnamary.] Members of the 369th Infantry serving in the trenches in France during World War I Members of the Harlem-based 369th Regiment arriving in New York after fighting in World War I, 1919 Members of the 369th Infantry Regiment, probably while on deployment in France during World War I, 1918 369th Infantry Regiment in march formation, crossing a bridge in New York City, circa 1917 Some of the wounded in the New York parade; The 369th Colored regiment Pvt. Eddie Riley of the 369th Infantry Regiment (also known as the Harlem Hellfighters) during World War I 8th Reg., French war-cross winners; 1st-Lieut. Hurd; Lieut-Col. Duncane, Major White, Capt. Crawford, 1st-Lieut. Warfield and Capt. Smith, Capt. Allen, Lieut. Browning, Capt. Warner and 1st-Lieut. Tisdale Banks, Wilkins Stonewall Jackson Lieutenant Robert S. Campbell, U.S. Army; The first man in the 92nd American Division (Negroes) to receive the distinguished service cross for bravery in the fighting in the Argonne; He was member of Co. I. 368th Infantry
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