Saturday, June 09, 2018

Natural State Chautauqua-Enter the Yanks: America in World War I

Tent in Oil Field Park

What to know

Henry Johnson, a common soldier in the famed 369 Infantry Regiment known as the Harlem Hellfighters, will tell his story about his adventure of fighting off 20+ German soldiers single-handedly in hand-to-hand combat in 1918. Despite receiving 21 wounds during the attack he survived. In 2015, Johnson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his valor and bravery.  
3853 Smackover Hwy.
Smackover, AR 71762