157th Infantry Division (France)

157th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the French Army during the First World War. One source says it was known as the Red Hand Division from a device on its color. Two segregated African American regiments, integrated the division in WWI under the command of Général Mariano Goybet and received the French Croix de Guerre. Freddie Stowers of the 371st Infantry Regiment was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. The 372nd Infantry Regiment was composed of segregated National Guard units as well as draftees. Corporal Clarence Van Allen won the Médaille militaire.

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