On this day in 1918, the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the “Harlem Hellfighters,” joined the French Army in battling German forces.
On this day in 1918 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today April 8, 2024 April 8, 1918 The 369th Infantry Regiment that battled German forces during World War I was called the Harlem Hellfighters by the enemy. The 369th Infantry Regiment, which the Germans called the “Harlem Hellfighters,” joined the French Army in battling German forces.
Descending units of the Regiment have continued to serve in the years following World War I. In 2014, a graphic novel by Max Brooks and Caanan White recognized their heroic deeds, and a year later, the soldier who symbolized their fight, Henry Johnson, received a posthumous Medal of Honor. Johnson suffered 21 combat injuries.
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