The 369th Infantry Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1913-1948
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:military_history
African American history
World War I history
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_Belleau_Wood
gptkb:Battle_of_Meuse-Argonne
gptkb:Battle_of_St._Mihiel
gptkb:Battle_of_Cantigny
Battle of Champagne-Marne
gptkbp:colors gptkb:Black_and_Gold
gptkbp:combat_experience over 191 days in combat
gptkbp:combat_role frontline infantry
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_William_Hayward
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_Hayward
gptkbp:commemoration Harlem Hellfighters Day
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in films and literature
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:France
gptkbp:disbanded 1948
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1946
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive
gptkb:Champagne-Marne_Offensive
gptkb:Battle_of_Belleau_Wood
gptkbp:established 1913
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Soldier
gptkbp:famous_quote “ We never lost a man in the trenches”
gptkbp:formation_date 1913
gptkbp:has_units distinctive unit insignia
approximately 3,000 soldiers
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of African American military service
pioneered the integration of African Americans into the military
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 369th Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:influence gptkb:civil_rights_movements
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:the_Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:the_Harlem_Renaissance
African American culture
military integration efforts
gptkbp:integration part of the U. S. Army's integration efforts
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Harlem_Hellfighters
gptkbp:legacy inspired future African American military units
inspired future generations of African American soldiers
gptkbp:location gptkb:France
gptkbp:marriage_date 1918
gptkbp:memorials dedicated monuments in New York
Harlem Hellfighters Memorial
gptkbp:motto “ Keep Your Eyes on the French”
“ Harlem Hellfighters”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Harlem_Hellfighters
gptkbp:notable_achievement first American unit to see combat in World War I
gptkbp:notable_for service in World War I
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Frederick_W._Smith
gptkb:Needham_Roberts
gptkb:Charles_Johnson
gptkb:Henry_Johnson
David Mc Ghee
gptkbp:origin gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:post_war_career remained active in the National Guard
continued service in the National Guard
gptkbp:primary_role gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:Soldier
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:reunion annual reunions after disbandment
gptkbp:scientific_classification awarded the Croix de Guerre
gptkbp:significant_event first African American regiment to serve with the American Expeditionary Forces
gptkbp:size approximately 3,000 soldiers
gptkbp:symbol Regimental crest
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:Camp_Whitman
gptkbp:unit_history one of the first African American regiments in the U. S. Army
gptkbp:unit_type gptkb:National_Guard
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Negro_in_the_Great_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5