SLIDESHOW: Sergeant Henry Johnson

By U.S. ArmyMay 14, 2015

Sergeant Henry Johnson
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Sergeant Henry Johnson
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Sergeant Henry Johnson
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For more about Sgt. Henry Johnson, please visit:

http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/johnson/

At an upcoming ceremony, the Medal of Honor will be awarded to Sgt. Henry Johnson, for conspicuous gallantry his actions during World War I.

Johnson entered the Army on June 5, 1917. He was assigned to Company C, 15th New York (Colored) Infantry Regiment, an all-black National Guard unit that would later become the 369th Infantry Regiment. The Regiment was ordered into battle in 1918, and Private Johnson and his unit were brigaded with a French Army colonial unit in front-line combat.

Command Sergeant Major Louis Wilson, New York National Guard, will join the President at the White House to accept the Medal of Honor on Private Johnson's behalf.