William Hayward was an American lawyer and U.S. Army officer known for commanding the Harlem Hellfighters during World War I.
Hayward c. 1915–1920
Colonel Haywood (front row, left) with American and French officers in France, December 1918
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
William Hayward (American attorney)
…in Doctors Hospital on October 13, 1944. At his funeral in St. Bartholomew's Church, seventeen officers from his old regiment (including congressman Hamilton Fish, who was a major in the regiment) served as honorary pallbearers, and 60 black members of the regiment formed a guard of honor around the coffin. He…
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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.