yeoldegunporn:HellFighters from Harlem by H. Charles, McBarron.The only U.S. unit to get “over there
yeoldegunporn:HellFighters from Harlem by H. Charles, McBarron.The only U.S. unit to get “over there” with their old State name was the 15th New York. These black National Guardsmen soon found themselves with a new name, the 369th Infantry Regiment, and later as part of the French Army’s 161st Division, participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. On September 29, a regimental historian would later remember, “the day dawned clear and cool. There was expectancy in the air.” A fierce artillery barrage preceded the attack by the 369th, nicknamed “Hell Fighters” by the enemy. After a brutal struggle during which heavy casualties were sustained Sechault was taken and the 369th dug in to consolidate their advance position. The action depicted earned the Croix de Guerre for the entire regiment. But the Meuse-Argonne claimed nearly one-third of these black fighters men as battle casualties. This distinguished National Guard regiments left its proud mark on the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) as “the regiment that never lost a man captured, a trench or a foot of ground…" True Sons of Freedom, by Charles Gustrine dates from 1918.Poster of the all-black 369th Regiment fighting German soldiers during the World War I. -- source link