2nd Lt. George H. Lyon is seen in the photograph carrying the largest number of American fighting men yet brought to the port on one ship, the Leviathan. The ship is tied up at Pier 4 in Hoboken, , and is carrying 9,470 troops, mostly African Americans, including the complete 371st and 372nd Infantry units, part of the 368th, as well as 2,132 sick and wounded soldiers. The 371st and 372nd Infantry units were decorated with the Croix de Guerre and were brigaded with the French. The image shows the calling roll of one of the companies of the 371st Infantry in the yard at Pier 6, the Port of
2nd Lt. George H. Lyon is seen in the photograph carrying the largest number of American fighting men yet brought to the port on one ship, the Leviathan. The ship is tied up at Pier 4 in Hoboken, , and is carrying 9,470 troops, mostly African Americans, including the complete 371st and 372nd Infantry units, part of the 368th, as well as 2,132 sick and wounded soldiers. The 371st and 372nd Infantry units were decorated with the Croix de Guerre and were brigaded with the French. The image shows the calling roll of one of the companies of the 371st Infantry in the yard at Pier 6, the Port of Rabarkation. The photograph was passed by MID censor on March 10, 1919.
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