Timeline
Some of the 369th that were awards the French Croix de Guerre.
Courtesy of National Archives.
Courtesy of National Archives.
June 2 1913: Parent unit constituted in the New York National Guard as of the 15th Infantry Regiment (colored).
June 29, 1916: 15th New York National Guard in New York City is organized. July 25, 1917: The 15th mustered into federal service at Camp Whitman, New York where they undergo training in basic military practices, and is drafted into Federal service |
October 8, 1917: The 15th travels to Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina where they receive combat training.
December 1917: The 15th commanded by Col. William Hayward, embarks from New York to France. March 1, 1918: Reorganized and redesignated as the 369th Infantry |
March 14, 1918: The 369th is assigned to the French Army.
March 1918 - December 1918: The 369th serves with the French 16th Division and the French 161st Division. May 1918: Private Henry Johnson and Private {Neadham} Roberts fight off a German patrol unit near Saint Menehoul, France. Both are severely wounded. |
{September 1918:} The regiment fought at the Second Battle of the Marne and at Meuse-Argonne. They captured the village of Sechault.
December 1918: Over 170 members of the 369th awarded with the Croix de Guerre. February 1919: The 369th returns to New York and to the New York Army National Guard. The unit leads a parade in New York City in which World War I soldiers are honored. Timeline courtesy of the History Channel |