Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial
American Battle Monuments Commission

Tombstones and the reflecting pool
Used for those deceased 1918
Established October 14, 1918
Location near Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France
Designed by Louis Ayres, York and Sawyer of New York City, New York
Total burials 14,246 plus 954 commemorated
Unknown
burials
486
Burials by nation
United States of America
Burials by war
World War I
Statistics source: ABMC Meuse-Argonne web page

The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial is a 130.5-acre (0.528 km2) World War I cemetery in France. It is located east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon in Meuse. The cemetery contains the largest number of American military dead in Europe (14,246),[1] most of whom lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and were buried there. Two such notable burials are Medal of Honor awardees Lt. Frank Luke "The balloon buster" (the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor)[2] and Corporal Freddie Stowers (posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor 73 years after his death in action). The cemetery consists of eight sections behind a large central reflection pool. Beyond the grave sections is a chapel which is decorated with stained glass windows depicting American units' insignias. Along the walls of the chapel area are the tablets of the missing which include the names of those soldiers who fought in the region and in northern Russia, but have no known grave. It also includes the Montfaucon American Monument. This cemetery is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission. It is open daily to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The cemetery is closed January 1 and December 25, but is open on all other holidays.

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