HCONRES 141
114th Congress
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Belgium
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Providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who had been captured in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944.
Introduced: July 6, 2016
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Introduced
In committee
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Became law
Jul 11, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 6, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 6, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Recognizes on behalf of the United States the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of the 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who were massacred in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944.
Calls on the Senate Armed Services Committee to correct the omission in the 1949 report of its subcommittee and appropriately recognize the Wereth 11.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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