Famous [African American] regiment arrives home on the France. Heroes of 369th (old 15th) New York National Guard
Item
- Title
- Famous [African American] regiment arrives home on the France. Heroes of 369th (old 15th) New York National Guard
- Creator
- War Department
- Date
- 1919-02-10
- Description
- The full caption for this item is as follows: Famous [African American] regiment arrives home on the France. Heroes of 369th (old 15th) New York [African American] Infantry, first of Colonel Hayward's command, return to this country, ready to debark at Hoboken, New Jersey. These men covered themselves with glory on the battlefields of France and not a man was captured by the Huns. Soldier in center is wearing a helmet which he took from one of the Huns.
- Place
- 40.7375777577988, -74.02650886982741
- Contributor
- Western Newspaper Union
- Subject
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African American soldiers
World War, 1914-1918 - Temporal Coverage
- World War 1, 1914-1918
- Site pages
- Harlem Hellfighters-Jessica Maya
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