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On December 27, 1917, the 369th Infantry Regiment (originally the 15th New York Colored Infantry Regiment) became the first all-Black U.S. combat unit to be shipped overseas during World War I. The Germans dubbed the unit the “Hell Fighters” for their courage and ferocity. The service. Read about yesterday’s Black History Month moment here.

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