On the town’s war memorial. Plaque

A black stone plaque with French text inscription and the division’s insignia. Dedicated to 12 soldiers of the 761st Tank Battalion who lost their lives in the town’s liberation.

The 761st "Black Panthers" was an African American unit; their motto was "Come Out Fighting". This was the units first engagement during WW2. 

During this battle, Staff Sergeant Ruben Rivers was awarded the Medal of Honor; he was killed a week later nearby.

En l'honneur des soldats morts

pour la libération de Morville-lès-Vic

du 761st Tank Battalion

9 novembre 1944

Sgt. Roy KING ; River Rouge, MI

1st Sgt. Samuel J. TURLEY ; The Bronx, NY

Pvt. Robert W. BRISCOE; Baltimore, MD

Pvt. Emile I. ARMSTRONG ; Cincinnati, OH

Pvt. Willie L. LOFTON ; Corsicana, TX

Sgt. James W. HARRISON; Brooklyn, NY

Pvt. Alexander S. ANDERSON; Washington, DC

Tech-4 Horatio SCOTT; Lynn, MA

2nd Lt. Kenneth W. COLEMAN ; Washington, DC

Pvt. Theodore R. COOPER ; Camden, SC

11 novembre 1944 (côte 309)

Tech-4 Walter J. CAMPBELL Hempstead, NY

Pvt. Georges SHIVERS; Bainbridge, GA

English translation: 

In honor of the soldiers killed

for the liberation of Morville-lès-Vic

761st Tank Battalion

November 9, 1944

Sgt. Roy KING; River Rouge, MI

1st Sgt. Samuel J. TURLEY; The Bronx, NY

Pvt. Robert W. BRISCOE; Baltimore, MD

Pvt. Emile I. ARMSTRONG; Cincinnati, OH

Pvt. Willie L. LOFTON; Corsicana, TX

Sgt. James W. HARRISON; Brooklyn, NY

Pvt. Alexander S. ANDERSON; Washington, DC

Tech-4 Horatio SCOTT; Lynn, MA

2nd Lt. Kenneth W. COLEMAN; Washington, DC

Pvt. Theodore R. COOPER; Camden, SC

November 11, 1944 (hill 309)

TECH-4 Walter J. CAMPBELL Hempstead, NY

Pvt. Georges SHIVERS; Bainbridge, GA