370th Infantry Regiment (United States)

The 370th Infantry Regiment was the designation for one of the infantry regiments of the 93rd (Provisional) Infantry Division.

8th Infantry Regiment, Illinois National Guard

This was an all-black militia regiment founded in the 1870s.

World War 1

The 8th Illinois Infantry arrived in France on

World War 2

Notable Members

World War 1

• Sergeant Matthew Jenkins won the Distinguished Service Cross and the Croix de Guerre for leading his platoon in combat, taking a German position, and holding it until relieved 36 hours later.
• Leutenant-Colonel Otis B. Duncan commanded the 3rd Battalion of the 370th in combat.