WW1 U.S. ARMY BLACK AMERICAN 93RD DIV. 372ND INF. REGT. UNIT PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC

Description: ORIGINAL! WW1 U.S. ARMY BLACK AMERICAN 93RD DIV. 372ND INF. REGT. UNIT PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC RARE! WW1 U.S. ARMY BLACK AMERICAN 93RD DIVISION (PROVISIONAL) 372ND INFANTRY REGIMENT COMPANY "C" UNIT IN FRANCE. CARTE POSTALE PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC. WW1 U.S. ARMY AFRICAN AMERICAN 93RD DIVISION (PROVISIONAL) BUFFALO SOLDIERS OF THE 372ND INFANTRY " THE RED HAND " REGIMENT COMPANY "C" POSE FOR A UNIT PHOTO WHILE IN FRANCE. SEVERAL OF THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS CAN BE SEEN WEARING SHOULDER PATCHES. THIS PHOTO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH AN EXACT SAME EXAMPLE FOUND IN THE U.S. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TITLED : [ Members of Company C, 372nd Infantry Regiment ]CONDITION IS POSTALLY UNUSED AND EXTREMELY FINE FROM ITS 106+ YEARS.SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST. A PICTURE OF THE FLAG OF THE FRENCH ARMY 157TH INFANTRY DIVISION WITH AMERICAN FLAG SECTION COMMEMORATING THE SERVICE OF THE 372ND U.S.INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE DIVISION IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY AND IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS LISTING. The 372nd Infantry Regiment was a segregated African American regiment, nominally a part of the 93rd Division, that served in World War I under French Army command. The unit had primarily African American enlisted men and white officers. The 372nd Infantry Regiment was organized in January 1918 at Camp Stewart, Virginia and initially assigned to the 93rd Division (Provisional). Moved to France in March 1918. The 93rd Division was never fully organized, and the 372nd Infantry was seconded, along with the 371st Infantry Regiment, to the 157th Infantry Division of the French Army, called the "Red Hand Division". Under the command of General Mariano Goybet, the division was in need of reinforcements. During the fighting on the Western Front in the Champagne region, this division was in the French IX Corps of the French 4th Army. After fighting in the Champagne–Marne region (28 September-7 October 1918) and the Meuse–Argonne offensive, the regiment moved to the Vosges Mountains area of the front. As the 372nd Infantry Regiment was a part of the 93rd Division, that was assigned to the French army, these African American troops often interacted with French soldiers. Many of the soldiers were complimentary of the French soldiers that they were fighting alongside, and similarly many had positive things to say about French civilians. On arrival in France, as this unit was transferred into the French command, its decorations are French rather than American. This unit was extremely well decorated, receiving both unit and numerous individual citations including the Croix de Guerre and Légion d'Honneur. Corporal Clarence Van Allen won the Médaille militaire one of a few Americans to do so. During the nine days of hard fighting they progressed 5.5 miles through powerful organized defenses, taken nearly 600 prisoners, 15 guns of different calibres, 20 minenwerfers, and nearly 150 machine guns, secured an enormous amount of engineering material, an important supply of artillery ammunition, brought down by your fire three enemy aeroplanes. "THE RED HAND", sign of the Division became a bloody hand which took the Boche by the throat and made him cry for mercy. (please see pictures) THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.

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