| Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | |
|---|---|
| American Battle Monuments Commission | |
|
File:Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial 3.jpg View of headstones and memorial | |
| Used for those deceased 1944-1945 | |
| Established | September 1944 (Completed 1960) |
| Location |
49°7′19″N 6°43′3″E / 49.12194°N 6.7175°ECoordinates: 49°7′19″N 6°43′3″E / 49.12194°N 6.7175°E near Saint-Avold, (Moselle), France |
| Designed by |
Murphy & Locraft, Washington, D.C. (Monument) Allyn R. Jennings of Oley, Pennsylvania (Landscape) |
| Total burials | 10,489 |
| Total commemorated | 444 |
| Burials by nation | |
|
United States | |
| Burials by war | |
| Statistics source: Cemetery booklet | |
The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, is located just outside of Saint-Avold, Moselle, France. It covers 113.5 acres (0.459 km2) and contains 10,849 graves, the largest number of any American World War II cemetery in Europe.[1] Those interred died mostly in the autumn of 1944 during the drive to the Siegfried Line as the Americans sought to expel the Germans; they were mainly part of the U.S. Third and Seventh Armies. The cemetery is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Notable burials include:
- Willard Bowsky (1907–1944), animator
- Andrew Miller (died 1944), Medal of Honor recipient
- George Preddy (1919–1944), flying ace, buried next to his brother William Preddy
- David C. Waybur (c. 1921–1945), Medal of Honor recipient
See also[]
- American Battle Monuments Commission home page
- ABMC Lorraine Cemetery web page
- ABMC Lorraine Cemetery video .wmv
- ABMC Lorraine Cemetery booklet .pdf
- Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Flickr group
References[]
- ↑ ABMC Lorraine Cemetery web page Retrieved 26 July 2009
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