Military veterans gather to celebrate Lieutenant William M. Dunn, Los Angeles, 1967

Title: Military veterans gather to celebrate Lieutenant William M. Dunn, Los Angeles, 1967
Alternative title: Tenth Cavalry of the U.S. Army, one of original "Buffalo Soldier" units
Date Created: November 18, 1967
Date: 1976-11-18
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description: Members of the 10th Cavalry celebrate the 94th birthday of Lieutenant William M. Dunn.
William M. Dunn joined the "Buffalo Soldiers" of the 10th cavalry in 1898. He served in Cuba and Philippines, fought Indians in Wyoming, and in the Spanish-American War. He moved to Los Angeles in 1910 and the 1940 Census lists him as a realtor.
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode (1914 –1994) was an American athlete and actor. He served in the United States Army during World War II. A decathlete and football star, he was one of the first African American players in the National Football League in the postwar era. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960.
Photograph appears with the title "10th Cavalry Honors Veteran, 94," in the Los Angeles Sentinel, 22 Nov. 1967: B5.
Caption: Photo caption: In the center is a surviving member of the 10th, Retired Lt. M. Dunn, who is 93 years old. Left to right, Pvt. Harold Carpenter, Sgt. Leroy Wofford, Sgt. Lenton Glasgow, Lt. Dunn, Actor Woody Strode, 1st Sgt. Leo Johnson, Sgt. Harvey Craig.

Genre: group portraits
Names: Dunn, William M., 1876-1972
Glasgow, Lenton W.
Craig, Harvey
Carpenter, Harold
Wofford, Leroy
Strode, Woody
Johnson, Leo
Subject Geographic: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: African American soldiers