African American 369th Infantry Regiment

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The African American 369th Infantry Regiment, famously known as the "Harlem Hellfighters," was a highly decorated World War I unit renowned for its exceptional bravery and record-breaking time on the front lines under French command.

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instanceOf African American military unit
United States Army unit
World War I military unit
infantry regiment
alliedWith France
associatedWith New York Army National Guard
bandLedBy James Reese Europe
basedIn Harlem, New York City
linked to: Harlem
branch United States Army
composedOf enlisted African American soldiers
mostly white officers (at formation)
conflict World War I
country United States of America
culturalImpact helped popularize jazz in Europe
decoratedBy French government
deployedTo France
engagedInBattle Meuse–Argonne Offensive
Second Battle of the Marne
enteredCombat 1918
ethnicComposition African American soldiers
experienced racial discrimination in the U.S. Army
frontLineServiceDuration over 180 days in combat
hadNotableMember Hamilton Fish III
Henry Johnson
Horace Pippin
James Reese Europe
Needham Roberts
hasNickname Black Rattlers
Harlem Hellfighters
Men of Bronze
honoredBy victory parade up Fifth Avenue in New York City
laterDesignation 369th Infantry (New York National Guard)
legacy challenged racist stereotypes about Black soldiers
symbol of African American military valor
musicalUnit 369th Regimental Band
notableEvent Henry Johnson’s heroic hand-to-hand combat action in 1918
notableFor exceptional bravery in combat
highly decorated service in World War I
record-breaking time on the front lines in World War I
partOf 93rd Infantry Division (Provisional)
raisedIn New York
receivedAward Croix de Guerre (France)
linked to: Croix de Guerre
returnedTo New York City after World War I
servedInSector Champagne–Marne sector
Meuse–Argonne sector
servedUnderCommandOf French Army
trainedAt Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina
Camp Whitman, New York

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Meuse–Argonne Offensive notableParticipation African American 369th Infantry Regiment
Noble Sissle servedIn Harlem Hellfighters band
linked to: African American 369th Infantry Regiment