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Nevertheless, many of them did become involved in the fighting and distinguished themselves heroically. Besides receiving American awards, they were generously honored by the French. The 369th was the first American unit to reach the Rhine, and the French praised it highly. Many of the Negro soldiers were surprised by the hospitality which they received in France.
Entire regiments of Negro troops were cited for exceptional valor and decorated with the Croix de Guerre the 369th, the 371st, and the 372nd; while groups of officers and men of the 365th, the 366th, the 368th, the 370th, and the first battalion of the 367th were also decorated. The 370th was the first American regiment stationed in the St.
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