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WASHINGTON - Their bravery knew no bounds during the first World War, and come September the descendants of the Harlem Hellfighters will finally see their heroic loved ones receive the Congressional ...
The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk held a re-designation ceremony to officially install the base as Fort Polk once again.
Due to racial tension within the US Army, the 369th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the French Army for the duration of US involvement in World War I. Formed from the 15th New York National Guard ...
In this monumental quilt, Bisa Butler brings to life the history and emotions of nine members of the 369th Infantry Regiment known as the Harlem Hellfighters, a segregated unit of the American ...
Sgt. Johnson, a native of Albany, served in the all-Black 369th U.S. Infantry Regiment—famously known as the “Harlem Hellfighters”—during World War I.
Veterans from the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the Harlem Hell Fighters, a renowned African American unit that served in WWI, presented the colors at the celebration to acknowledge the ...
An honor guard ceremony was scheduled after, with pallbearers representing the 369th Regiment, an all-Black unit from World War I known as the Harlem Hellfighters.
Sgt. Henry Lincoln Johnson, 369th Infantry (“Harlem Hellfighters”), who single-handedly fought off a German raiding party to save his comrade, Private Needham Roberts, in 1918.
Fort Johnson was named in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black soldier who was a hero of World War I who was assigned to an all-Black regiment, the future 369th Infantry Regiment, and ...
The city received permission from the state to house migrants at the former Lincoln Correctional Facility in Harlem, the mayor's office said Saturday.
Zohran Mamdani spoke at a rally in Harlem as he sought to build on momentum from New York City’s Democratic primary ...