372nd Infantry Regiment (United States)

372nd Infantry Regiment
Active
  • 1918–1919
  • 1941-1946
CountryUSA
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
Motto(s)Fidelis et Paratus (Faithful and Ready)[1]
EngagementsWorld War I
*Champagne–Marne
*Meuse–Argonne
DecorationsFrench Croix de Guerre
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Col. Herschel Tupes, author 1906 Manual of Bayonet Training
Flag of the French 157th Infantry Division, with American flag section commemorating the service of the 371st and 372nd US infantry regiments in the division.

The 372nd Infantry Regiment was a segregated African American regiment, nominally a part of the 93rd Division, that served in World War I under French Army command, and also in World War II.[2] In World War II the regiment was not attached to a division, and served in the continental United States (CONUS) and Hawaii.[1] In both wars the unit had primarily African American enlisted men and white officers.

  1. ^ a b Stanton, p. 254
  2. ^ Rinaldi 2004, p. 98