page_title: Clarence Van Allen
hierarchical_section_title: Clarence Van Allen
caption_attribution_description: Corporal Clarence Van Allen 372nd Infantry Regiment Crop 1919
context_page_description: Corporal Clarence Van Allen was a war hero from the 372nd Infantry Regiment an all Black unit that fought with honours in World War I. For his bravery under fire he won the Médaille militaire one of a few Americans to do so.
context_section_description: Corporal Clarence Van Allen was a war hero from the 372nd Infantry Regiment an all Black unit that fought with honours in World War I. For his bravery under fire he won the Médaille militaire one of a few Americans to do so.
caption: Newspaper clipping
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