"Close-up of two troops from the 371st Infantry, not fully discouraged upon arrival home. The photo was taken on March 10, 1919, by 2nd Lt. George H. Lyon at Pier 4, Hoboken, New Jersey. The soldiers arrived on the USS Leviathan, carrying a record-breaking number of American fighting men, with 9,470 troops, mostly African Americans, including the complete 371st Infantry and part of the 368th Infantry, along with 2,132 sick and wounded. Both the 371st and 372nd Infantry were decorated with the Croix de Guerre and served in conjunction with French troops. This image was approved by the MID censo
"Close-up of two troops from the 371st Infantry, not fully discouraged upon arrival home. The photo was taken on March 10, 1919, by 2nd Lt. George H. Lyon at Pier 4, Hoboken, New Jersey. The soldiers arrived on the USS Leviathan, carrying a record-breaking number of American fighting men, with 9,470 troops, mostly African Americans, including the complete 371st Infantry and part of the 368th Infantry, along with 2,132 sick and wounded. Both the 371st and 372nd Infantry were decorated with the Croix de Guerre and served in conjunction with French troops. This image was approved by the MID censor."
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