The 371st Infantry Regiment. was an African American regiment, nominally a part of the 93rd Infantry Division (Colored), that served with the French Army in World War I. This was seconded to the 157th Infantry Division of the French Army, called the Red Hand Division, in need of reinforcement under the command of the General Mariano Goybet awarded by the Distinguished Service Medal (United States). Corporal Freddie Stowers of the regiment's 1st Battalion was the only African American soldier from World War I awarded the Medal of Honor.