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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Predicate Object
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