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Needham Roberts (April 28, 1901 – April 18, 1949) was an American soldier in the Harlem Hellfighters and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Croix de Guerre. While on guard duty on May 14, 1918, Roberts and Sgt. Henry Johnson fought off a 24-man German patrol, though both were severely wounded. Both were awarded the Croix de Guerre for their actions, as well as a posthumous Purple Heart ...
Needham Roberts, 369th U.S. Infantry, formerly 15th N.Y.N.G., decorated with the Croix de Guerre, with palm, and wearing two service stripes and two wound stripes Summary Needham Roberts, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right.
Needham Roberts (April 28, 1901 – April 18, 1949) was an American soldier in the Harlem Hellfighters and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Croix de Guerre for his valor during World War I. Roberts was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised on Trenton's Wilson Street.
20. Aug. 2021 · Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts were the first Americans, Black or white, to receive the Croix de Guerre, a French award given to those who show immense acts of heroism in battle.
MLA Format. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Our Colored Heroes. Henry Johnson, Needham Roberts, Honored as Heroes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections.
On May 15, 1918, Pvt. Henry Johnson and Pvt. Needham Roberts of the 369th were on sentry duty when their post was attacked by a German patrol. The two men fought off as many as two dozen Germans in brutal hand-to-hand combat. Johnson sustained 21 wounds in the engagement, and the French military awarded him the
Honored as Heroes Henry Johnson Needham Roberts Cited for Bravery and Receive Croix De Guerre Colored Man is Eager To Show His Mettle And Do His Bit General Pershing’s Communique headquarters american expeditionary forces May 19 1918 Section B - Reports in hand show a notable instance of bravery and devotion shown by two soldiers of an American colored regiment operation in a French sector.
