Henry Alvin Cameron was an African-American schoolteacher who served as a United States Army officer in World War I. Prior to joining the military at age 45, he worked as a science teacher and coach at Pearl High School in ... READ MORE

In June 1917 he enlisted in the war effort and was commissioned as a 1st LT on October 15,1917 in the U.S. Army at Fort Des Monies, Iowa. On October 30, 1918 during the battle of the Argonne Forest in ... READ MORE