Colored Troops - Negro Troops in France, Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952

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Colored Troops - Negro Troops in France, Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952

1917-1918

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Original Caption: Picture shows a part of the 15th Regiment Infantry New York National Guard organized by Colonel Haywood, which has been under fire. Two of the men, Privates Johnson and Roberts, displayed exceptional courage while under fire and routed a German raiding party for which the negroes were decorated with the French Croix de Guerre. It will be noticed that the men have taken to the French trench helmet instead of the flatter and broader British style. Photographer: International Film Service

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Roberts, Needham, 1901-1949

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Needham Roberts (April 28, 1901 – April 18, 1949) was an American soldier in the Harlem Hellfighters and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Croix de Guerre for his valor during World War I. Roberts was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised on Trenton's Wilson Street. He sometimes spelled his first name as "Neadom", which is how it appears on his grave marker. Roberts graduated from Lincoln Elementary School and attended high school, but dropped out before graduating so he could begin wor...