Two African Americans win Croix De Guerre
1917 - ca. 1919
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The full caption for this item is as follows: Two American Negroes win Croix De Guerre. These [African American] fighters routed a German raiding party numerically stronger. The two men, Henry Johnson, left, and Neadham Roberts, right, are members of the 369th Regiment Infantry. Each has been decorated with the French Croix de Guerre.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.
National Archives Identifier: 533523
Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-127(38); Two Americans win Croix De Guerre. These African American fighters routed a German raiding party numerically stronger. The two men, Henry Johnson, left, and Neadham Roberts, right, are members of the 369th Regiment Infantry. Each has been decorated w; 1917 - ca. 1919; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/americans-croix-de-guerre, August 12, 2020]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
