Legacy of the “Harlem Hellfighters” Remembered - Hudson Valley Press

Legacy of the “Harlem Hellfighters” Remembered - Hudson Valley Press

By Jennifer L. Warren NEW WINDSOR – They called themselves the “Black Rattlers.” The French dubbed them the “Men of Bronze.” While the Germans, “reeling with ferocity,” endowed them with their most known namesake, “Hellfighters,” which soon took on a local flair, becoming the “Harlem Hellfighters.” Regardless of the exact way they were referred to, these primarily African-American and Hispanic men, whose military contributions trace all the way …