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The 371st and 372nd U.S. Infantry Regiments were segregated African American regiments, nominally a part of the 93rd Division, that served in World War I under French Army command, and also in World War II. In both wars the units had primarily African American enlisted men and white officers. A round, color patch with a red outspread hand on a white background, the emblem of the 157th French division, including the 371st and 372nd U.S. infantry troops, during World War I. This reproduction patch is composed of cotton and viscose rayon, with the red hand done by machine embroidery. The white circle is surrounded by a layer of red then blue. The back is blank.