Cathay Williams was an American soldier. An African-American woman, she enlisted in the United States Army under the pseudonym William Cathay. Williams became the first female to enlist and the only documented woman to serve in the U.S. Army while posing as a man during the Indian Wars.
U.S. Army Pension records for Cathay Williams
38th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 38th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment.
During Second Battle of the Marne, 38th Infantry Regiment repelled the German attack near Mézy, France, across the Marne River in July 1918. This defense checked the Germans' assault and made an Allied offensive possible, thus earning 3rd Infantry Division's nickname "Rock of the Marne".
General Joseph Dickman pins the french Croix de Guerre to the 38th flag in 1919