15th New York National Guard Regiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/15th_New_York_National_Guard_Regiment

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:369th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Harlem,_New_York
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_(posthumously_to_Henry_Johnson)
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Colonel_William_Hayward
gptkbp:composedOf	African American enlisted men mostly white officers (initially)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demobilized	1919
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:Second_Battle_of_the_Marne gptkb:Champagne-Marne_Offensive gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive Battle of Belleau Wood
gptkbp:formed	1916
gptkbp:foundedIn	gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	15th New York National Guard Regiment
gptkbp:integratesWith	gptkb:French_16th_Division
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:“Don’t_Tread_on_Me”
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Harlem_Hellfighters
gptkbp:notableEvent	first African American regiment to serve with the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI
gptkbp:notableFor	African American soldiers breaking racial barriers in the U.S. military distinguished combat record serving under French command
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Henry_Johnson gptkb:James_Reese_Europe gptkb:Needham_Roberts gptkb:Vertner_Woodson_Tandy
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:New_York_Army_National_Guard
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:93rd_Infantry_Division_(Provisional)
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:369th_Sustainment_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:U.S._Army_369th_Infantry_Regiment gptkb:U.S._Army_369th_Infantry_Regiment_(Harlem_Hellfighters)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5