United States officials and officers in France during World War I. American Expeditionary Force (AEF) Commander General John Pershing and President Raymond Poincare review cavalry and infantry troops of the American and French forces. Also standing with them is former Prime Minister Paul Painleve and other American and French military leaders. U.S. and French cavalry and infantry march past in review. Soldiers carry the U.S. and French flags. Soldiers salute as they pass the leaders.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in the United States during World War I. President Wilson seated in his office, talking. An map is shown with smoke rising from parts of the land masses. An overlay of a U.S. flag then is superimposed over the map. A U.S. military flag symbol with an eagle atop.
U.S. Army Major General Roy Hoffman, Commander, U.S. 93rd Infantry Division, with staff officers at Division headquarters in Maffrecourt, France during World War 1. They discuss a document, and pose. for a photograph.
African American soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division ("Harlem Hellfighters"), United States Army, march in formation along a road in Maffrecourt, France, in World War 1. They are led by mounted officers, and a brass band (likely under the direction of band leader Lt. James Reese Europe). Unit leaders salute as they pass the camera. Mules pull several artillery pieces and caissons. Several medics march with stretchers. The U.S. flag is the only one carried by the color guard. No unit colors are seen. The 369th Infantry soldiers wear French helmets because they were assigned to the French Army during the war, as the U.S. Army (American Expeditionary Forces) did not permit African Soldiers in combat.
369th Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division United States Army African American soldiers occupy trenches near Maffrecourt, France during World War 1. They were also nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters. Troops fire from trenches. Though American, the 369th Infantry soldiers are wearing French helmets because the U.S. Army (American Expeditionary Forces) did not permit African Soldiers in combat, so the unit was assigned to the French Army during the war. In one scene the African American soldiers are seen putting on gas masks during a gas attack drill. Soldier shows a document to Colonel. He ties a message to the carrier pigeon and releases it. African American soldiers rush from a trench toward the front with their rifles.
African American soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division, United States Army, load provisions onto horse carts at a village near Maffrecourt, France during World War 1. African American soldiers carry a large milk vessel. African American soldiers on horseback and driving horse drawn carriages in the village. The division was also sometimes called the "Harlem Hellfighters."
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