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<item congress="114" measure-type="sres" measure-number="571" measure-id="id114sres571" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2016-09-19" update-date="2016-10-31">
<title>A resolution 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 near Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944.</title>
<summary summary-id="id114sres571v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2016-10-31">
<action-date>2016-09-19</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Recognizes the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the United States 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. </p> <UL> </UL>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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