Two African Americans win Croix De Guerre
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Date
1917 - ca. 1919
Description
The full caption for this item is as follows: Two American Negroes win Croix De Guerre. These [African American] fighters routed a German raiding party numerically stronger. The two men, Henry Johnson, left, and Neadham Roberts, right, are members of the 369th Regiment Infantry. Each has been decorated with the French Croix de Guerre.
Type
Photograph
Region
New York State, United States, Global
Era
Turn of the Century and WWI
Topic
African Americans, World War I
Repository
National Archives and Records Administration
Identifier
533523
Source
Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs. National Archives and Records Administration
How to cite this document
Photograph 165-WW-127(38); Two Americans win Croix De Guerre. These African American fighters routed a German raiding party numerically stronger. The two men, Henry Johnson, left, and Neadham Roberts, right, are members of the 369th Regiment Infantry. Each has been decorated w; 1917 - ca. 1919; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/americans-croix-de-guerre, March 4, 2024]
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