Born William Henry Johnson in Winston Salem, North Carolina, Johnson moved to New York as a teenager. He worked various jobs - as a chauffeur, soda mixer, laborer in a coal yard, and a redcap porter ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On June 5 of each year, the city of Albany recognizes and honors a war hero from Albany. The day recognizes Sgt. Henry Johnson’s enlistment in the army and his courage on the ...

On the heels of the Trump administration's renaming the Louisiana fort that honored Albany World War I hero Henry Johnson, local officials on Tuesday announced plans to rename an Albany landmark in ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Tuesday was National Medal of Honor Day, and a museum to honor the nearly 4,000 heroes who have received the distinction opened in Arlington, Texas. The project was spearheaded ...

Following executive orders by President Donald J. Trump ending diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within the federal government, a U.S. Army website page about a military base renamed for African ...

Assemblyman John McDonald speaks about legislation that would rename the Patroon Island Bridge, which carries I-90 over the Hudson River between Albany and Rensselaer counties, in honor of WWI hero ...

ALBANY — In 2023, a Louisiana military base shed the moniker of a Confederate general in favor of Henry Johnson, a locally tied Black soldier who saved his fellow soldiers by single-handedly fighting ...

Leaders in Albany are raising alarm about what they say appears to be an effort by the Trump administration to diminish the legacy of local hero Sergeant Henry Johnson. In 1991, Congress declared ...

Albany, NY (WRGB) — U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer has strongly criticized President Trump's decision to rename Fort Johnson back to Fort Polk, calling it "a vile insult" to the legacy of Sgt. William ...