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The 369th Infantry Regiment, originally formed as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment before it was re-organized as the 369th upon its federalization and commonly referred to as the Harlem Hellfighters, was an infantry regiment of the New York Army National Guard during World War I and World War II.
The 369th Regiment Armory is a historic National Guard Armory building located at 2366 Fifth Avenue, between West 142nd and 143rd Streets, in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. It was built for the 369th Regiment , also known as the "Harlem Hellfighters", founded in 1913 as the first National Guard unit in New York State composed solely of ...
The 369th Infantry regiment, later nicknamed the "Harlem Hellfighters", was among the first to arrive in France, and among the most highly decorated when it returned. The 369th was an all-black unit under the command of mostly white officers, including their commander, Colonel William Hayward.
The all-Black Army regiment nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters battled both the German forces and racism during World War I.
As there were regiments available for him, he recruited, trained, and uniformed the 15th New York Infantry, an all-black volunteer regiment. The regiment was later nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters. The regiment, designated the 369th Infantry Regiment, arrived in Europe in the spring of 1917.
369th Infantry Regiment; Wars: ... Needham Roberts (April 28, 1901 – April 18, 1949) was an American soldier in the Harlem Hellfighters and recipient of the Purple ...
During World War I, Europe obtained a commission in the New York Army National Guard, where he fought as a second lieutenant with the 369th Infantry Regiment (the "Harlem Hellfighters") He was given command of the regiment's machine gun company and also tasked with directing the regimental band, which would later achieve great acclaim. When the ...
As classes got underway, Berrette was pleased to find a reading assignment on the Harlem Hellfighters, the Black infantry regiment that spent 191 days in combat during World War One, longer than ...