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A 1918 print illustration titled “Our Colored Heroes” depicts the Battle of Henry Johnson on May 15, 1918. New York Army National Guard Sgt. Henry Johnson. Johnson was part of the 369th Infantry Regiment, the Hellfighters from Harlem, who fought under French command in WWI as an all-black combat unit. While on guard duty in the French sector on May 14, 1918 Needham Roberts and Henry Johnson fought off a 24-man German patrol, though both severely wounded. Both were awarded the Croix de Guerre for their actions, the first Americans in France to receive the award. General Pershing's communique entitled "The colored man is eager to show his mettle and do his bit" at lower left. Image courtesy the NYS Military Museum.

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