American Battle Monuments Commission

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American Battle Monuments Commission
American Battle Monuments Commission

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) is a small independent agency of the Executive Branch of the United States federal government. Established by Congress in 1923, it is responsible for:

  • Commemorating the services of the American Armed Forces where they have served since April 6, 1917 (the date of U.S. entry into World War I)
  • Establishing suitable memorial shrines; designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining permanent American military burial grounds in foreign countries
  • Controlling the design and construction of U.S. military monuments and markers in foreign countries by other U.S. citizens and organizations, both public and private
  • Encouraging the maintenance of such monuments and markers by their sponsors

The Commission administers, operates, and maintains 24 permanent American burial grounds on foreign soil. As of May 2006, there are 124,917 U.S. War Dead interred at these cemeteries, 30,921 of World War I, 93,246 of World War II and 750 of the Mexican-American War. Additionally 6,033 American veterans and others are interred in the Mexico City and Corozal American Cemeteries.

[edit] Complete list of cemeteries overseen by the ABMC

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