,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjai,mr4 ,suozzi introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9 addition to !   
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d 
a ,congressional gold m$al to ! #cfi?   
,infantry ,regim5t1 commonly kn[n z !   
,h>lem ,hellfight]s1 9 recognition ( _! 
brav]y & out/&+ s]vice dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,h>lem ,hellfight]s ,congressional    
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,:5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 (ficially ent]$ ,_w ,w> ,i 9 ,april    
#aiag1 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 7 /ill segregat$1  
ev5 ?\gh ,african-,am]ican soldi]s _h   
s]v$ & di/+ui%$ !mselves 9 e w> s9ce !  
,revolution>y ,w>4  7#b7 ,! #ae? ,new   
,york ,national ,gu>d ,regim5t 0        

mobiliz$ 9 #aiag z ! #cfi? ,infantry    
,regim5t & call$ into ,f$]al s]vice on  
,july #be1 #aiag4  7#c7 ,! #cfi?        
complet$ its basic milit>y practice     
tra9+ at ,camp ,:itman1 ,new ,york4     
7#d7 ,to receive combat tra9+1 ! #cfi?  
report$ on ,octob] #h1 #aiag1 to ,camp  
,wadswor?1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 :]e ! #cfi?    
exp]i5c$ _m incid5ts ( racial           
discrim9ation4  7#e7 ,because _m ,:ite  
soldi]s refus$ to p]=m combat duty )    
,black soldi]s1 memb]s ( ! #cfi? 7      
initially assign$ manual labor tasks1   
su* z load+ & unload+ supplies1 &       
con/ruct+ roads & railroads4  7#f7 ,to  
escape su* prejudice1 ! ,regim5t %ipp$  
(f to ,france 9 e>ly #aiah &1 on ,april 
#h ( t ye>1 0 assign$ to ! ,fr5* ,army =
 ! duration ( ,am]ican p>ticipation 9 ! 
w>4  7#g7 ,on ,septemb] #be1 #aiah1 !   
,f\r? ,fr5* ,army w5t on ! (f5sive 9    
conjunction ) ! ,am]ican drive 9 !      
,meuse-,argonne :]e ! #cfi? captur$ !   
important village ( ,se*ault despite    
su/a9+ sev]e losses4  7#h7 ,! #cfi? 0   

also pres5t 9 ! ,*ampagne-,m>ne1        
,meuse-,argonne1 ,*ampagne #aiah1 &     
,alsace #aiah campaigns1 & f\ght 9 !    
,battles ( ,belleau ,wood &             
,*ateau-,?i]ry4  7#i7 ,on ,novemb] #bf1 
#aiah1 ! #cfi? rea*$ ! banks ( ! ,rh9e  
,riv]1 ! fir/ ,alli$ unit to d s4  7#aj7
 ,! #cfi? 0 reliev$ ( its assignm5t ) ! 
,fr5* #afa/ ,division on ,decemb] #ab1  
#aiah1 !n return$ to ,new ,york1 & 0    
demobiliz$ on ,febru>y #bh1 #aiai4      
7#aa7 ,! #cfi? receiv$ a p>ade d[n #e?  
,av5ue 9 ,new ,york on ,febru>y #ag1    
#aiai1 receiv+ applause & *e]s f hundr$s
 ( ?\s&s ( onlook]s4  7#ab7 ,= 8        
c\rage\s & patriotic s]vice1 ,private   
,h5ry ,johnson ( ! #cfi? receiv$ ! ,fr5*
 ,croix de ,gu]re1 ) ,palm1 =           
extraord9>y valor1 ! fir/ ,am]ican to be
 aw>d$ ?is honor4 ,he also belat$ly     
receiv$ a ,purple ,he>t1 0 aw>d$ !      
,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice ,cross1 & 9 #bjae 0   
aw>d$ ! ,m$al ( ,honor4  7#ac7 ,ov] #agj
 individual memb]s ( ! #cfi? receiv$ !  
,croix de ,gu]re1 _m1 ! ,di/+ui%$       

,s]vice ,cross1 & ! #cfi? 0 aw>d$ a unit
 citation4  7#ad7 ,! #cfi? 0 dubb$ !    
,h>lem ,hellfight]s by ,g]man soldi]s1  
:o f\nd ! m5 to be incr$ibly det]m9$ &  
c\rage\s 9 battle4  7#ae7 ,! #cfi? 0 "o 
( ! fir/ regim5ts ( ,african ,am]icans  
to s]ve ) ! ,am]ican ,exp$ition>y ,=ces 
dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i & "o ( ! fir/ units 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to h ,black (fic]s lead   
enli/$ m54  7#af7 ,altoge!r1 ! #cfi?    
sp5t #aia days on ! front l9e 9 ,_w ,w> 
,i1 m ?an any o!r ,am]ican unit4  7#ag7 
,! #cfi? nev] lo/ a foot ( gr\nd or _h a
 man tak5 prison]1 despite suff]+ great]
 losses ?an any o!r ,am]ican regim5t1 ) 
ov] #a1ejj casualties4  #c4             
,congressional gold m$al  7a7 ,aw>d     
au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro       
tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make appropriate
 arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1 on behalf ( !    
,congress1 ( a s+le gold m$al (         
appropriate design to ! #cfi? ,infantry 
,regim5t1 commonly kn[n z ! ,h>lem      
,hellfight]s1 9 recognition ( _! brav]y 

& out/&+ s]vice dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i4  7b7   
,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d  
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,treasury %all /rike ! gold m$al )  
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,smi?sonian ,in/itution 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold   
m$al "u subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all
 be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1  
:]e x w be display$ z appropriate & made
 available = rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se (      
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,smi?sonian ,in/itution %\ld make ! gold
 m$al receiv$ "u ?is ,act available =   
display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r      
locations & ev5ts associat$ ) ! ,h>lem  
,hellfight]s4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,"u 
su* regulations z ! ,secret>y ( !       
,treasury may prescribe1 ! ,secret>y may
 /rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( !   
gold m$al /ruck "u section #c7;b71 at a 
price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s ( !      
m$als1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1   
use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  #e4   

,/atus ( m$als ,m$als /ruck pursuant to 
?is ,act are national m$als = purposes (
 *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
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