File:William Henry Johnson in the New York Times on June 28, 1918.png

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Honor Negro War Heroes. Colonel Roosevelt Sends Praise of Privates Johnson and Roberts. The Woman's Auxiliary of the old 15th Infantry, the negro-regiment now serving in France as the 369th, turned out last night to honor the deeds of Privates Henry Johnson of Albany and Needham Roberts of New York, who, single handed, nearly exterminated a German raiding party and won the Croix de Guerre. There were more than 700 persons in the Harlem Casino, 116th Street and Lenox Avenue, when Mrs. Henry Johnson, wife of Private Johnson, and the Rev. and Mrs. Roberts of Mount Holly, New Jersey the parents of the other hero, were escorted to the platform. A number of those who had been invited to attend sent letters of regrets. One of these was from Colonel Roosevelt, who made up for his absence by presenting the auxiliary with a silk flag. "Mrs. Roosevelt and I are sorry we cannot accept your kind invitation." the Colonel wrote Mrs. Frazier, President of the Woman's Auxiliary. "Privates Johnson and Roberts have shown themselves to be of the heroic type. There are many such men in the 9th and 10th Calvary with whom I had the honor to serve in Santiago." Letters were also read from Governor Whitman, Mayor Watt of Albany, and Governor Edge of New Jersey. The enthusiasm of the meeting reached its highest points when Mrs. Johnson and the father of Roberts got up to speak. Both told of having received letters from the soldiers in which they said that they had been wounded and rewarded and that they were recovering in the hospital. Roberts said that he had been visited by three French war chiefs.

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• "Privates Johnson and Roberts have shown themselves to be of the heroic type. There are many such men in the 9th and 10th Calvary with whom I had the honor to serve in Santiago."