Hamilton Fish III
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Hamilton Fish III was an American soldier, author, politician and prominent isolationist from New York. He represented New York's 26th congressional district in the Hudson Valley region in the United
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At Harvard, Fish was a star football player and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Fish in the Harvard College yearbook, 1910
In the First World War, Fish was decorated with the Silver Star and Croix de Guerre as captain of the 369th Infantry Regiment.
The 369th Infantry Regiment, originally formed as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment before it was re-organized as the 369th upon its federalization, and commonly referred to as the Harlem Hell
Hamilton Fish III
…County in 1913 as a member of the Progressive Party. He served three terms before enlisting in World War I, in which he commanded a company of the 369th Infantry Regiment, a unit of African-American soldiers known as the "Harlem Hellfighters." After the war, Fish was elected to the United States House as a Republican…
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Emmett Jay Scott helped form the Hellfighters
The 369th in action, by H. Charles McBarron Jr. After being detached and seconded to the French, they wore the Adrian helmet, while retaining the rest of their U.S. uniform. Seen here at Séchault, France on 29 September 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, they wear the U.S. Army-issue Brodie helmet, correct for that time.