Image Title:
Officers of the Famous 8th Illinois (fought as the 370th Infantry) decorated by French Government for gallantry in action.
Note:
Front Row, Left to right—Capt. G. M. Allen, Lt. O.A. Browning, Capt. D.J. Warner, Lt. Roy B. Tisdell,
Back left to right—Lt. P. Hurd, Col. Otis B. Duncan, Major J.R. White, Capt. William W. Crawford, Lt. W. J. Warfield, Capt. M. Jackson.
Lieutenant Warfield also received Distinguished Service Cross of United States by order of General Pershing (shown in the picture), likewise badge as expert rifleman.
Image Source:
Scott, Emmett Jay. Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War. (United States: Homewood Press, 1919), between 400-401. Book at Archive.org
Subject:
Military - World War I - The 370th Infantry Regiment - Old 8th Illinois National Guard - "The Fighting Black Devils" - Soldiers
Date:
1919
Rights:
Public Domain
Image:
SA-MILWW-AWD-
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