Group portrait of five African American men in uniforms, seated on a park bench, during WWI duty in France. Norman O. Houston was the president of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, at one time the largest black-owned business west of the Mississippi. Caption: Upon the five officers shown above, with an enlisted personnel of 103 men, rested the grave responsibility of maintaining order, enforcing military law and preserving harmonious relations between over 3, 000 military persons and the civil population of Domfront (Orne) France. General Sherbourne the Commanding officer from whom they received orders expressed himself in pleasing terms of the very effectual Military Police duty performed. Officers from left to right: Lieut. Harry W. Sheppard, Lieut. Norman O. Houston, Lieut. John Wynn, Lieut. Clay E. Hunter, Lieut. Geo. W. Washington.
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African American Soldiers Military police Hunter, Clay E Houston, Norman O. (Norman Oliver), 1893-1981 World War I Washington, George W Wynn, John Sheppard, Harry W
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