Harlem Hellfighters Honored with Congressional Gold Medal

Harlem Hellfighters posthumously awarded Congressional Gold Medal for World War I valor

The Harlem Hellfighters, a segregated African-American unit, spent 191 days in front-line combat during World War I without yielding any ground. Decades later, Congress awarded the unit the Congressional Gold Medal, honoring their unmatched valor and long-overdue recognition.

Harlem Hellfighters honored with Congressional Gold Medal

WASHINGTON (NEWS10) -- A ceremony was held on Wednesday to honor the men of the 369th Infantry Regiment known as the Harlem Hellfighters. The all-Black infantry gained recognition during World War I fighting under the French army after white American soldiers refused to go into combat alongside Black Americans. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! They served 191 days in continuous combat, m…

Harlem Hellfighters Honored With Congressional Gold Medal

Historic Honor for Harlem Hellfighters by U.S. Congress - Dallas Weekly

Overview: Formed in 1913, the 369th New York Army National Guard unit earned the Hellfighters nickname from German soldiers who fought against them. Besides helping turn the tide of the war, the Hellfighters brought jazz music to France. It took more than a century, and a literal act of Congress, to happen. It came decades after the last of them — Black World War I combat veterans who had survived the blood-and-guts brutality of trench warfare i…

Harlem Hellfighters Receive Congressional Gold Medal More Than a Century After WWI Service

More than 100 years after their valor in World War I, the legendary Harlem Hellfighters — an all-Black infantry regiment from New York — have been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian honor. The ceremony, held Wednesday in Washington, marked long-delayed recognition for the 369th Infantry Regiment, originally the 15th New York National Guard. The unit fought on Europe’s frontlines for nearly 191 consecutive days — …

Suozzi honors the Harlem Hellfighters, Oyster Bay native accepts Congressional Gold Medal

Debra Willet accepted the Congressional Gold Medal from U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi on behalf of the WWI regiment, the Harlem Hellfighters.