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SC H4959

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/15/2026

Primary Sponsor

Blake Sanders

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Origin

House of Representatives

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Designates December 17 of each year as "Wereth 11 Remembrance Day" in South Carolina
  • Honors Private Curtis Adams of Anderson, South Carolina, a medic with the all-Black 333rd Field Artillery Battalion during World War II
  • Recognizes the eleven Black soldiers known as the "Wereth 11" who were captured, tortured, and executed by German SS troops near Wereth, Belgium, on December 17, 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge
  • Acknowledges the research efforts of Honor for Heroes, American Legion Post 14, Mr. Kip Price, and the late Mr. Joe Small in bringing the Wereth 11 story to public attention

Legislative Description

Wereth 11

Last Action

Adopted, returned to House with concurrence

2/18/2026

Committee Referrals

Family and Veterans Services1/20/2026

Full Bill Text

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