Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs. 1860 - 1952. American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs. 1917 - 1918. Lieutenant Jimmie [James Reese] Europe and his famous jazz band of the 369th [African American] Infa . . .

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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...