The courageous Harlem Hell Fighters spent more time in continuous combat than any other American unit of its size.

The Harlem Hellfighters spent 191 days in combat on the front lines, longer than any other American unit in WWI history.

Over a century after their service in World War I, the all-Black military unit known as the Harlem Hellfighters has been honored with the Congressional Gold Medal. The recognition comes as efforts to ...

WASHINGTON — Defense officials, congressional leaders and lawmakers honored members of a famed African-American regiment from New York that served during World War I, as part of a ceremony Wednesday ...

In 2019, Willet family members approached U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi about obtaining a Purple Heart for Sgt. Leander Willet, a member of an African American infantry regiment in World War I known as the ...

Westchester Congressman George Latimer joined officials and family members in laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday. The group was honoring the Harlem Hellfighters and their ...

The Harlem Hellfighters, a segregated African-American unit, spent 191 days in front-line combat during World War I without yielding any ground. Decades later, Congress awarded the unit the ...

Black New York Army National Guard soldiers who bravely served in World War I combat have been awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. The gold medal was presented to the descendants of some of the 4,000 ...

The Harlem Hellfighters of the New York National Guard's 369th Infantry Regiment were posthumously honored this week with a Congressional Gold Medal. They received the highest civilian honor given by ...

On the day the Congressional Gold Medal was bestowed on the legendary Harlem Hellfighters for their bravery during World War I, Mount Vernon officials and veterans gathered to honor the local soldiers ...