ADADHe would never meet his father, whose name is engraved on the District of Columbia War Memorial on the Mall. The domed monument honors 499 District residents who died during World War I, felled by disease — the flu was rampant — or, like Shamley, in battle. Most Black soldiers served in support roles during World War I, unloading ships, building roads and recovering bodies from the battlefield. Washington honored its fallen with the marble war memorial and with a living memorial. More than 26,000 District citizens served in World War I.

Source: Washington Post November 10, 2020 20:03 UTC