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Photographer: Howard C. Ohlhous
Taken: February 20, 2011
Caption: Henry Johnson
Additional Description: "Henry Johnson (1897 - 1929) of Albany, New York is perhaps the most celebrated member of the Harlem Hellfighters. While on advance night patrol with Needham Roberts in May 1918, a German patrol of 24 men attacked the two soldiers. The two soldiers fought furiously, throwing grenades and emptying their rifle clips while enduring dozens of wounds each. Out of ammunition and with Roberts immobilized from his wounds, Johnson successfully fended off the Germans with a bolo knife and the butt of his rifle. Johnson received the French Croix de Guerre award for his bravery, and the United State Army posthumously awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross in 2003."
This is part of a display about the Harlem Hellfighters at the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Reserch Center in Saratoga Springs
Submitted: May 20, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p153853
File Size: 0.395 Megabytes

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