Black troops proving themselves valiant fighters
Dublin Core
Title
Black troops proving themselves valiant fighters
Subject
Black Soldiers
369th Infantry
Harlem Hellfighters
Description
Photograph of the 369th Infantry, formerly the 15th Infantry. The picture shows part of the regiment which has been under fire. Two of the men, Privates Johnson and Roberts, displayed exceptional courage while under fire and routed a German raiding party for which they were decorated with the French Croix de Guerre.
Creator
International Film Service
Source
File Unit: Colored Troops, 1917 - 1918
Series: American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918
Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952
Series: American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918
Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952
Publisher
War Department
Date
1918
Rights
Unrestricted
Format
Image
Identifier
Coverage
Unknown
Citation
International Film Service, “Black troops proving themselves valiant fighters,” 1918 Over Here, accessed October 7, 2026, https://carolstreet.createuky.net/1918OverHere/items/show/48.