Capt. John O. Outwater Lieut. Hugh A. Page Lieut. Oliver H. Parish Sergt. C.L. Pawpaw Pvt. Harvey Perry Sergt. Clinton Peterson Lieut. Col. W.A. Pickering Lieut. Richardson Pratt Sergt. John Pratt Sergt. H.D. Primas Pvt. Jeremiah Reed Lieut. Durant Rice Pvt. John Rice Sergt. Samuel Richardson Sergt Charles Risk Pvt. F. Ritchie Lieut. G.S. Robb Corp. Fred Rogers Pvt. Lionel Rogers Pvt. George Rose Lieut. R.M. Rowland Sergt. Percy Russell Sergt. L. Sanders Pvt. William Sanford Lieut. H.J. Argent Pvt. Marshall Scott Capt. Lewis E. Shaw Capt. Samuel Shethar Lieut. Hoyt Sherman Major G. Franklin Shiels Pvt. A. Simpson Sergt. Bertrand U. Smith Pvt. Daniel Smith Sergt. Herman Smith Corp. R.W. Smith Major Lorillard Spencer Sergt. J.T. Stevens Corp. Dan Storms Lieut. George F. Stowell Corp. T.W. Taylor Lieut. Frank B. Thompson Sergt. Lloyd Thompson Sergt. A.L. Tucker Sergt. George Valaska Lieut. D.H. Vaughan Capt. Edward A. Walton Capt Charles Warren Sergt. Leon Washington Pvt. Casper White Capt. James D. White Sergt. Jay White Sergt. Jesse J. White Sergt. C.E. Williams Pvt. Robert Williams Sergt. Reaves Willis Pvt. H. Wiggington Sergt. L. Wilson Pvt. Tim Winston Sergt. E. Woods Pvt. George Wood Lieut. A.D. Worsham Sergt. E.C. Wright Sergt. Henry Johnson Pvt. Needham Roberts CHAPTER XV. OVER THERE. HENRY JOHNSON AND NEEDHAM ROBERTS--THE TIGER'S CUBS--NEGRO FIRST TO GET PALM--JOHNSON'S GRAPHIC STORY--SMASHES THE GERMANS--IRVIN COBB'S TRIBUTE--CHRISTIAN AND MOHAMMEDAN NEGROES PALS--VALOR OF 93RD DIVISION--LAUGHTER IN FACE OF DEATH--NEGRO AND POILU HAPPY TOGETHER--BUTTE DE MESNIL--VALIANT AND HUMOROUS ELMER McCOWIN--WINNING WAR CROSSES--VERDICT OF THE FRENCH--THE NEGRO'S FAITH. A most conspicuous Negro hero of the war, and for that matter of any race serving with the American army, was Sergeant Henry Johnson of Albany, N.Y. His exploit was shared by a company mate, Needham Roberts. For pure bull dog grit and tigerish fighting, the exploit has seldom, if ever, been equalled in the annals of any war. It resulted in the War Crosses for each with a special citation, and the whole French force in that section of the Champagne lined up to see them get the decorations. Across the red and green ribbon of Johnson's decoration was a golden palm, signifying extraordinary valor. Johnson was the first private of any race in the American army to get the palm with his Croix de Guerre. Here is the story as told in Johnson's own words after his arrival back in New York: "There isn't so much to tell", said Johnson with characteristic modesty. "There wasn't anything so fine about it. Just fought for my life. A rabbit would have done that.