Harlem Hellfighters

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The Harlem Hellfighters were a famed African American infantry regiment of the U.S. Army in World War I, renowned for their bravery in combat and their role in challenging racial discrimination at home and abroad.

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instanceOf African American military unit
United States Army unit
infantry regiment
alliedWith France
bandLedBy James Reese Europe
bandNotableFor popularizing jazz in Europe
branch United States Army
commemoratedIn books
documentaries
graphic novels
conflict World War I
World War II
contributedTo changing perceptions of African American soldiers
early civil rights momentum after World War I
country United States of America
dateFormed 1916
decoratedBy Government of France
surface form: French government
engagement Aisne-Marne
surface form: Champagne–Marne sector

Meuse–Argonne Offensive
surface form: Meuse-Argonne Offensive
enteredFederalService 1917
ethnicComposition predominantly African American enlisted soldiers
faced racial discrimination in training and deployment
formedAs 15th New York National Guard Regiment
garrisonLocation Harlem
surface form: Harlem, New York City
hadBand 369th Regimental Band
hasAlternativeName 15th New York National Guard Regiment
surface form: 15th New York Infantry Regiment

15th New York National Guard Regiment
hasOfficialName 369th Infantry Regiment
homecoming celebrated with parade in New York City
homecomingParadeRoute Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
surface form: Fifth Avenue, New York City
legacy icon of Harlem and African American history
symbol of African American military valor
notableCommander William Hayward
notableFor bravery in combat during World War I
challenging racial discrimination in the U.S. military
extended time in front-line combat in World War I
notableMember Henry Johnson
James Reese Europe
Needham Roberts
partOf New York Army National Guard
raisedFrom African American community of Harlem
raisedIn New York City
reasonServedUnderFrench racial segregation policies of the U.S. Army
receivedAward Croix de Guerre
renamedAs 369th Infantry Regiment
servedUnder French Army
size regiment
suffered heavy casualties
theaterOfOperations Western Front
timeInCombat among the longest of any American unit in World War I
unitType infantry

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Horace Pippin memberOf Harlem Hellfighters
369th Infantry Regiment hasNickname Harlem Hellfighters