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| Keywords: Negro Troops in France. Picture shows part of the 15th Regiment Infantry New York National Guard or . . . - NARA - 533488.tif Scope and content The full caption for this item is as follows Negro Troops in France Picture shows part of the 15th Regiment Infantry New York National Guard organized by Colonel Haywood which has been under fire Two of the men Privates Johnson and Roberts displayed exceptional courage while under fire and routed a German raiding party for which the Negroes were decorated with the French Croix de Guerre It will be noticed that the men have taken to the French helment instead of the flatter and broader British style General notes Use War and Conflict Number 476 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image 533488 Local identifier 165-WW-127 4 War Department 1789 - 09/18/1947 NARA-Author International Film Service Photographer 544230 <br /> Still Picture Records Section Special Media Archives Services Division NWCS-S National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park MD 20740-6001 1917 - ca 1919 Record group Record Group 165 Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs 1860 - 1952 Record group ARC 494 American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs compiled 1917 - 1918 Series ARC 533461 File unit File unit ARC Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NWDNS-165-WW-127 4 yes Other versions NARA-cooperation PD-USGov African American soldiers United States Army in World War I United States Army National Guard 369th Infantry Regiment United States | ||||