About 80 percent of African-Americans who joined the military during WWI ended up in pioneer infantry battalions, stevedore regiments, labor battalions, or development battalions.

He served in the 809th Pioneer Infantry, Company C; he “likely served under French command,” the Journal & Courier reported, given that the U.S. military was still segregated at the time ...

Private Joseph Landhart served in an all-Black unit of the segregated 801st Pioneer Infantry. ... Ceremonies for other WWI soldiers are happening in other cities around the U.S.

Inman was born in 1893 in Knoxville, Tenn., and served in the Army’s 809th Pioneer Infantry, Company C. He enlisted in the military 10 years after moving with his family to Lafayette, Ind., in 1908.

DAR to dedicate headstone to commemorating African-American WWI soldier from Lafayette. ... book and on his headstone as “Inmon,” served during the war in the 809th Pioneer Infantry, ...

Inman was born in 1893 in Knoxville, Tenn., and served in the Army's 809th Pioneer Infantry, Company C. He enlisted in the military 10 years after moving with his family to Lafayette, Ind., in 1908.