Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
| Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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| American Battle Monuments Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1941–1945 | |
| Established | June 8, 1944 |
| Location |
49°21′37″N 0°51′26″W / 49.36028°N 0.85722°W near Colleville-sur-Mer, France |
| Designed by |
Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson Markley Stevenson (landscaping) Donald De Lue (sculptor) |
| Total burials | 9,387 |
| Unknown burials | 307 |
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| Statistics source: American Battle Monuments Commission | |
Coordinates: 49°21′37″N 0°51′26″W / 49.36028°N 0.85722°W
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, that honors American troops who died in Europe during World War II.
On June 8, 1944, the U.S. First Army established the temporary cemetery, the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. After the war, the present-day cemetery was established a short distance to the east of the original site.
Like all other overseas American cemeteries in France for World War I and II, France has granted the United States a special, perpetual concession to the land occupied by the cemetery, free of any charge or any tax. This cemetery is managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission, a small independent agency of the U.S. federal government, under Congressional acts that provide yearly financial support for maintaining them, with most military and civil personnel employed abroad. The U.S. flag flies over these granted soils.
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