The 369th Infantry Regiment

WWI & WWII

The 369th Infantry Regiment

referred to as "The Harlem Hellfighters"

"The French government decorated the entire unit with the Croix de Guerre, its highest award for bravery, as well as 170 additional individual medals for valor. The 369th’s battlefield prowess was almost overshadowed by its contribution to music, however, as the Hellfighters’ regimental band was credited with bringing jazz to Europe." [britannica.com] Learn More

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Lieut. Thomas A. Painter of the 369th Infantry won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action

Colored Troops - New York's Colored Regiment Returns Home on Stockholm

Henry Johnson-Fight

Henry Johnson

the 369th Infantry Regiment band led by James Reese Europe

Needham Roberts

Military funeral of Lt. James Reese Europe

Emmett Jay Scott

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