Sujet

Bronze Medal honoring the 371st Infantry, 1918. Creator: Henri Teterger.

Légende

A commemorative Bronze Medal, produced in France in 1918, honoring the United States 371st Infantry Regiment. The 371st and 372nd U.S. Infantry Regiments were segregated African American regiments, nominally a part of the 93rd Division, that served in World War I under French Army command, and also in World War II. In both wars the units had primarily African American enlisted men and white officers. The sculptor of the medal was Jules-Prosper Legastelois, and it was produced by the firm of Henri Teterger, Paris. The obverse features a lion under a radiating star, beneath which lies the 371st Shield and a list of battles in which the regiment fought: COTE 188, Sept. 28, MONT FAUXELLES, SEPT. 29, FERME DE BRIERES, Oct. 1. The reverse bears the likeness of a soldier. Below is a field two people and a palmetto tree. Below the field a scroll contains the inscription "DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI," which was the regimental motto.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_241

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

143,5Mo (6,1Mo) / 67,0cm x 53,6cm / 7917 x 6334 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal people black star country lion equipment museum color commemoration military war location Armed Forces century commemorative first world war concept medal medals African American African-American afro-american Army warfare United States of America Colour Regiment World War I WWI World War One 1910s 20th century heritage American America USA 1st World War WW1 object united states bronze cultural heritage Black History Jules Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC 371st Infantry Regiment commemorative medals Henri Teterger Teterger Henri J-P Legastelois Legastelois Julien Prosper Jules Legastelois J-P Julien Prosper Legastelois Jules-Prosper Jules-Prosper Legastelois