Colored Troops - Colored Jazz Band and Leader back with Colored 15th New York. Lieutenant James Reese Europe, who for four years was New York. Society's favorite orchestra (dance) leader, formerly with Vernon Castle, returned wit his regiment, the 369th Infantry

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Colored Troops - Colored Jazz Band and Leader back with Colored 15th New York. Lieutenant James Reese Europe, who for four years was New York. Society's favorite orchestra (dance) leader, formerly with Vernon Castle, returned wit his regiment, the 369th Infantry

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 369th

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The 369th Infantry Regiment, formerly known as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, was an infantry regiment of the New York Army National Guard during World War I and World War II. The Regiment consisted mainly of African Americans, though it also included a number of Puerto Rican Americans during World War II. It was known for being the first African American regiment to serve with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The regiment was nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters, t...