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Which New York governor signed the bill establishing the 15th New York regiment?
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Harlem Hellfighters
Members of the 369th Infantry Regiment (Harlem Hellfighters) posing with their awards for gallantry in combat.
The bill authorizing the creation of the 15th New York (Colored) Infantry Regiment, which later became known as the Harlem Hellfighters, was signed into law by New York Governor William Sulzer on June 2, 1913.1