Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
| Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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| American Battle Monuments Commission | |
Lorraine American Military Cemetery, Memorial Day 2010, ceremonial wreaths
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| Used for those deceased 1944–1945 | |
| Established | September 1944 (Completed 1960) |
| Location |
49°7′19″N 6°43′3″E / 49.12194°N 6.71750°ECoordinates: 49°7′19″N 6°43′3″E / 49.12194°N 6.71750°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 |
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Total commemorated
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444 |
| Burials by nation | |
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United States
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| Burials by war | |
| Statistics source: Cemetery booklet | |
Murphy & Locraft, Washington, D.C. (Monument)
The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, is located just outside Saint-Avold, Moselle, France. It covers 113.5 acres (0.459 km2) and contains 10,489 graves, the largest number of any American World War II cemetery in Europe. 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:
Lorraine American Military Cemetery, entrance sign
Lorraine American Military Cemetery, chapel
Lorraine American Military Cemetery, St-Avold, American and French flags
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