Officers of the Famous Colored Regiment which Arrived Home on the "France."
2/10/1919
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Original Caption: Officers of the Famous Colored Regiment which Arrived Home on the "France." Left to right: Maj. J.R. White; Lt. Col. Otis B. Duncan, highest ranking colored officer in the U.S. Army; Lt. W.J. Warfield. The first of Colonel William Hayward's troops to return. These officers were all decorated by France and the United States. Officers of the 269th (old 15th New York City) and 270th (Ill.) colored infantry.
Date Taken: 2/10/1919
Photographer: Underwood and Underwood
Date Taken: 2/10/1919
Photographer: Underwood and Underwood
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952.
National Archives Identifier: 26431284
Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-127A-9; Colored Troops - Officers of the Famous Colored Regiment which Arrived Home on the "France."; 2/10/1919; Colored Troops; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/officers-famous-colored-regiment-arrived-home-france, September 17, 2019]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
