Image Title:
Henry Johnson-Fight
Note:
"Johnson fired the three rounds in his French-made rifle, tossed all his hand grenades and then grabbed his Army-issue bolo knife and started stabbing. He buried the knife in the head of one attacker and then disemboweled another German soldier." [defense.gov] Learn More
Note:
won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action
Image Source:
Scott, Emmett Jay. Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War. (United States: Homewood Press, 1919), p.22. Book at Google
Subject:
Military - World War I - The 369th Infantry Regiment - "The Harlem Hellfighters" - Awards & Decorations - Soldier - Croix de Guerre - France - American
Date:
Rights:
Public Domain
Image:
SA-MILWW-369-27
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