Unidentified married couple.

Both wearing wedding rings, this portrait has smoke damage from a fire. The gentleman served overseas for less than a year, identified by the single sleeve chevron and overseas cap.

During World War I, thousands of African American men answered their country's call and joined the armed services. Though segregation policies at the time followed them into the military, the service of African Americans during the war broke barriers and challenged the heart of racist policies in the military and beyond.