World War I 'Harlem Hellfighters' awarded Congressional Gold Medal
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Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Congress honored the men of the Army's 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the "Harlem Hellfighters," with a Congressional Gold Medal during a Wednesday afternoon ceremony in Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson , R-La., presented the unit's Congressional Gold Medal to Debra Willett, whose grandfather, Sgt. Leander Willett, fought with the regiment in France, where it earned its iconic name. "My grandfather and the other brave men that fought alongside him never thought that
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