Talk:Hamilton Fish III
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[edit] Harlem Hellfighters
Harlem Hellfighters:
The 369th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard 15 Regiment. An all African American unit, the 369th fought in World War I under the French Flag because the United States refused to have African American soldiers in combat. The 369th compiled an astounding war record and were decorated by the French government. But when they returned home to the United States, they were subjected to the racism of the era, and discovered their service in World War I meant nothing to their fellow Americans. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 161.185.1.100 (talk • contribs) 14:44, 25 June 2003 (UTC)
- Please do not comment here on the struck-thru material above: the level of detail is irrelevant to this talk page's article, its use concerns Harlem Hellfighters, and thus discussion belongs at talk:Harlem Hellfighters instead.
--Jerzy•t 02:32, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] oldest living American politician
I removed
- When Fish celebrated his 102nd birthday in 1990, he was the oldest living American politician.
When stated clearly enuf, it may belong in the article, but for now:
- "Politician" does not have a precise definition;
- Once qualifying as a politician, are you one for life, or do you become a retired politician at some point?
- In practice, there are too many politicians to keep track of which, e.g., town supervisors and school board members (even the non-retired ones, i expect) are still alive, so this is not verifiable unless it is trying to say, e.g., Federal office-holders, or Federal and statewide, or Federal and state (the third taking in state legislators) -- and it can't be verified without clarifying which restricted group is intended.
--Jerzy•t 02:32, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] All-black
I modified the description of the regiment to avoid implying that Fish was black, without bothering to do any research: almost certainly all commissioned officers were white; it might be worth knowing about the non-coms.
--Jerzy•t 02:32, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
