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Otis B. Duncan

1873–1937

United States

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Otis Beverly Duncan (November 18, 1873 - May 17, 1937) was an American army officer. He was the highest-ranking African American in the American Expeditionary Forces at the end of World War I, serving as a lieutenant colonel in the 370th Infantry Regiment. His regiment was the only combat unit commanded by African-American officers.

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