366th Infantry Regiment (United States)
| 366th Infantry Regiment | |
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Officers of the United States Army's 366th Infantry Regiment on board the RMS Aquitania, en route home from World War I. Left to right: Lieutenant Cleveland L. Abbott, Yankton, South Dakota; Captain Joseph L. Lowe, Pacific Grove, California; Lieutenant Aaron R. Fisher, Lyles, Indiana, recipient of Distinguished Service Cross; Captain E. White, Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |
| Active | August 1917–25 March 1919 10 February 1941-28 March 1945 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
| Motto | "Labor Conquers All Things." |
| Engagements | World War I, World War II |
| Battle honours | Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Rome-Arno Campaign |
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The 366th Infantry Regiment was a segregated African American regiment of the 92nd Infantry Division of the United States Army. The regiment served in World War I and World War II, and in 1941 guarded infrastructure in Maine, earning them the nickname, "The Black Guards of Maine."
During World War I, the 366th served in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and in the Meuse–Argonne offensive in France. In World War II, they trained in northern Africa before undertaking guard duty throughout southern Italy, then moved to stations throughout northern Italy where they saw combat and took some 1,300 casualties.
In 1997, 1st Lieutenant John R. Fox posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his sacrifice during the 1944 battle of Sommocolonia, becoming one of just seven African Americans to receive the U.S. military's highest decoration for service during World War II.