Journee White

Veteran of World War I, serving as a First Lieutenant, in the 367th U. S. Infantry, 92nd U.S. Army Division; received the Croix de Guerre for bravery under fire; worked as a dining car waiter for the Union Pacific Railroad, then became a real estate operator, first recruiting African-American settlers for what would become the town of Allensworth, California, and then working as a salesman in the Los Angeles real estate offices of Sidney P. Dones (q.v.) before moving to Chicago.