Pine Bluff native and World War I veteran Leroy Alfred Johnston was a member of the Harlem Hell Fighters military band that introduced jazz to Europe during the war. He also posthumously received the Purple Heart because his military record was deliberately altered.
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An official dedication ceremony was held for Brigadier General Charles Young on June 1 at the site of his birthplace in May’s Lick, Kentucky. Young was the highest ranking African