"The Harlem Hellfighters"
369th Infantry Regiment
50 13X19" LIMITED EDITION GICLEE PRINT - SIGNED AND NUMBERED
 
The 369th Infantry Regiment of the 93rd Division, formerly the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, was unique. The 369th landed at Brest, France, in December of 1917.
In March of 1918, the regiment began training under French command due to their need for replacements. Despite the expectation that this arrangement would be temporary, members of the 369th never served under American command during the war. By summer, they were fighting in the Champagne-Marne Defensive and the Aisne-Marne Offensive. It would be then that the Harlem Hellfighters would see grisly combat during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, which began on Sept. 26, 1918. As the 369th advanced, capturing towns and a key railroad junction, the losses mounted. In a matter of days, these advances cost the regiment 851 men, and shortly after they were relieved from the front lines.

In recognition of their bravery during the offensive, 171 officers and men received medals and the entire regiment received the Croix de Guerre from France.