Archivist uncovers stories of the Harlem Hellfighters captured in famous photo
Nine soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the Harlem Hellfighters, were photographed upon their return from World War I.
By MICHAEL E. RUANE | The Washington Post | Published: November 11, 2017
WASHINGTON — The nine African American soldiers were just home from the war. It was Feb. 12, 1919, and most were bundled in heavy coats as they posed for the photographer on the deck of the USS Stockholm.
Members of an heroic black combat regiment, the men looked serious as they paused on deck amid the coiled ships ropes - their French war medals, the Croix de Guerre, pinned to their garments.
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