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Which French award did Henry Johnson receive for bravery?

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Harlem Hellfighters Members of the 369th Infantry Regiment (Harlem Hellfighters) posing with their awards for gallantry in combat.

For his actions during a German patrol attack on May 15, 1918, Private Henry Johnson was awarded the Croix de Guerre avec Palme by the French military for his bravery.1

Johnson, who sustained 21 wounds while fighting off approximately two dozen German soldiers in hand-to-hand combat, was later posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2015.1