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The patch of the 92nd Division was the Buffalo,
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Divisions - Some Regiments fought with the 93rd Division in WW I but the 92nd in WW II
92nd Infantry Division - Fought in France in WW I, and in Italy in WW II.
- 365th Infantry Regiment - Texas and Oklahoma
- 366th Infantry Regiment - Alabama in WW I and WW II it was activated at Ft. Devens, MA, a year before the outbreak of World War II, the as an all-black fighting unit with black officers, an unprecedented event in the history of the United States -- prior to this time, all of the black units had been commanded by white officers.
- 367th Infantry Regiment - New York
- 368th Infantry Regiment - Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Maryland In WW I was only one of the four regiments in the 92nd which had problems in combat.
93rd Infantry Division - Was to fight in France in WW I but the four regiments which would have composed this division were sent to help the French Army. The French didn't want to give them back so they fought the rest of the War attached to the French, and the 93rd Division was either not formed or fought at reduced strength. In WW II the 93rd Division fought in the Pacific Theater.
- 369th Infantry Regiment, "Harlem Hell Fighters" by far the most celebrated Black unit in WW I.
- 370th Infantry Regiment. In World War I soldiers of the 370th Infantry were awarded sixteen Distinguished Service Crosses and seventy-five Croix de Guerre. Called the "Black Bastards" by the Germans, the men of the 370th were mostly from Chicago and figured they were just as tough as the New Yorkers of the 369th. In WW II it was part of the 92nd Division rather than the 93rd and arrived in Italy in WW II ahead of the Division Headquarters Units and fought as the 370th Regimental Combat Team until the rest of the Division arrived.
- 371st Infantry Regiment In WW I consisted of men from Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Washington, D.C.
- 372nd Infantry Regiment
Cavalry Units
9th U.S. Cavalry organized on September 21, 1866 at Greenville, Louisiana. See the section on the 10th for a full account of this Regiment.
10th US Cavalry was organized on September 21, 1866 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Infantry Regiments and units not part of the 92 and 93rd divisions
24th Infantry Regiment formed in 1869 out of the 38th Infantry Regiment, and the 41st Infantry Regiment which had been formed in 1866. After the Indian Wars the 24th fought in Cuba, the Philippines, Mexico, and finally in Korea as part of the 25th Division.
25th Infantry Regiment formed in 1869 out of the 39th Infantry Regiment and the 40th Infantry Regiments which were organized in 1866.
555th Parachute Infantry Company - The Triple Nickle was the first Black airborne unit. After training it was sent to operate as smoke jumpers fighting forest fires caused by Japanese incendiary balloons at the end of WW II. Later fought in Korea and performed the first night drop of that war.
Armored (Tank Units)
371st Tank Battalion
509th and 510th Tank Battalions
758th Tank Battalion - 1945
761st Tank Battalion
Army Air Force
99th Fighter Squadron (99th Pursuit Squadron) first combat squadron of the Tuskeegee airmen. Entered combat in North Africa May 31, 1943 moved on to Italy. Paired with the white 79th Fighter Squadron in Italy on October 9, 1943, moved to the 332nd Fighter Group the following July.
100th Fighter Squadron - part of 332nd FG
301st Fighter Squadron - part of 332nd FG
302nd Fighter Squadron - part of 332nd FG
332nd Fighter Group, formed on July 4, 1944 and composed of the 99th, 100th, 301st and 302nd Fighter Squadrons.
477th Bombardment and Composite Groups
Miscellaneous Support in World War II
41st Engineers
31st, 47th and 48th Quartermaster Regiments
76th and 77th Coast Artillery
341st Field Artillery Regiment - 1919-1941
Field Artillery School Detachment
Army War College Detachment
Engineering School Detachment
Medical Detachment, USMA
Medical Detachment, Fort Huachuca
510th Military Police
730th Military Police
320th Anti-Aircraft Barrage Balloon Battalion
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