Henry Alvin Cameron, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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About Henry Alvin Cameron
- Henry Alvin Cameron (February 4, 1872 – October 30, 1918) 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 Nashville, Tennessee, and was an advocate for education.
- During the war he served in France and was killed in the Battle of the Argonne Forest.
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