On October 24, the Regiment went into the front line, again, near Grand Lup and performed excellent service. After the Armistice, part of the regiment was found across the Belgian frontier.
The general conduct of the Regiment was excellent. No case of rape was reported and only one murder. The Regiment received sixteen Distinguished Service Crosses and seventy-five Croix de Guerre medals. Also, there were Company citations given to the Regiment.
When the Regiment did not accept the "shock" tactics presented to them, the White Americans, again, took their cue and inspired a speech from the French General. It was not long, however, before the French General publically apologized for his first and hasty criticism of the Regiment. Afterwards, the General repeatedly commended both officers and men for their bravery, intelligence, and daring. The 370th received more citations than any other American Regiment for bravery on the field of battle. On the other hand, there was the effort to substitute Black officers for White officers. There was a problem, however, with this effort. Many of the Black officers of this regiment were among the most efficient in the American Army.
General headquarters by this time had begun to change its attitude and curb the Bourbons. It announced that it was not the policy of the American Army to make wholesale removals simply on account of color. Therefore, the Army allowed the citations for bravery of Black troops to be approved.
Unfortunately, the pressure upon the army continued. First the Black Colonel, the ranking Negro officer in France was sent home. The reason for this is not clear. At any rate, Colonel Dennison was replaced by a White Colonel, who later accepted the Criox de Guerre for an exploit which the Negro officers to the man declared was actually performed by a Negro officer while he was sitting snugly in his tent. The men openly jeered him, crying out "blue eyes ain't our Colonel; Duncan's our Colonel!" The men shouted this to the Black Lieutenant-Colonel. The White Colonel was diplomatic, however, and let the Black officers run the regiment. Poised as the "Moses" of the Black race, the Colonel quietly tried to induct White officers. This act amused the Black soldiers. The Colonel would state to a Black officer: "I cannot understand why they sent this White Lieutenant." However, the Black officer had at that moment in his pocket a copy of the Colonel's telegram asking General Headquarters for white officers. Fortunately, the Armistice came before the Colonel succeeded in getting more than two White officers. One white officer was the Colonel's brother, a Major without a battalion, and one Lieutenant.
