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Wereth Eleven

During World War II, the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion was an African-American unit of the then racially segregated United States Army. The battalion landed at Normandy at the beginning of July 1944 and saw continuous combat as corps artillery throughout the summer. With the rapid advance of the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge, the 333rd FA Battalion was ordered to withdraw further west, but C and Service Batteries were ordered to stay behind to give covering fire to the 106th Division. On 17 December they were overrun with most killed or captured. Eleven of its soldiers became separated from the unit after it was overrun early on the second day of the battle. In an effort to reach American lines they made their way to the hamlet of Wereth, Belgium (near Amel), where a farmer, Mathias Langer, sheltered them. However, later that day, a Nazi sympathizer revealed their presence to members of the 1st SS Division. They surrendered, but were taken to a field, where they were tortured, maimed, and shot on 17 December 1944. Their remains were found by Allied soldiers two months later, after the Allies re-took the area. The soldiers had their fingers cut off, legs broken, and at least one was shot while trying to bandage a comrade's wounds. Wereth Memorial

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Pvt Curtis Adams

9 Nov 1920 – 17 Dec 1944

Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Plot info: Plot C Row 11 Grave 41

CPL Mager Bradley

21 Apr 1917 – 17 Dec 1944

Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA

Plot info: 6, 0, 2698-E

PFC George Davis

1922 – 17 Dec 1944

Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Plot info: Plot D Row 10 Grave 61

SSgt Thomas J. Forte

1915 – 17 Dec 1944

Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Plot info: Plot C Row 11 Grave 55

Tec5 Robert Leroy “Rob” Green

22 Jan 1922 – 17 Dec 1944

Highland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Plot info: Section 3, Lot 3, Tier 24, Grave 22

PFC Jimmie Lee Leatherwood

15 Mar 1922 – 17 Dec 1944

Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA

Plot info: Plot C Row 9 Grave 57

PFC Jimmie Lee Leatherwood

15 Mar 1922 – 17 Dec 1944

Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA

Plot info: Plot C Row 9 Grave 57

PVT Nathaniel Moss

19 Dec 1920 – 17 Dec 1944

Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Plot info: Plot F Row 10 Grave 8

PFC George Washington Moten

20 Jun 1922 – 17 Dec 1944

Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Plot info: Plot E Row 10 Grave 29

Tec4 James Aubrey Stewart

6 Sep 1907 – 17 Dec 1944

Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Plot info: Plot C Row 11 Grave 2

PFC Due William Turner

11 Mar 1922 – 17 Dec 1944

Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Plot info: Plot F Row 5 Grave 9

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