Cemeteries and Headstones in France, Overseas
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Cemetery-Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial (France) Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial (also known as Argonne American Cemetery) -- Meuse, Lorraine, France ~ The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial is a 130.5-acre 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, most of whom lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and were buried there. 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 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meuse-Argonne_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial + https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/639076/meuse-argonne-american-cemetery-and-memorial |
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Grave-PARK Joe Pvt William Joseph Park "Pvt ● 101 Inf ● 26 Div ● Illinois" ~ Killed in action in France during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive during World War I -- Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Montfaucon, Meuse, Lorraine, France + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55995704/william-joseph-park |
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Cemetery-Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial (France) The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial -- Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France ~ The Cemetery and Memorial is located in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 as the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site, at the north end of its half mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. On the Walls of the Missing, in a semicircular garden on the east side of the memorial, are inscribed 1,557 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified + https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1990757/normandy-american-cemetery-and-memorial |
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Grave-KILLEBREW Paul Pvt Paul Dotson Killebrew ~ Killed in Action in France during World War II -- Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55906295/paul-dotson-killebrew |