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Military cemetery in France
The
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
(French:
Cimetiere Americain (Meuse-Argonne)
) is a 130.5-acre (52.8 ha)
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.
[2]
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
Meuse-Argonne American Memorial
. 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.
Notable burials
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- Medal of Honor
recipients
- Second Lieutenant
Erwin R. Bleckley
(1894?1918), for service near
Binarville
, France
- Captain
Marcellus H. Chiles
(1895?1918), for action near Le Champy Bas, France
- Sergeant
Matej Kocak
(1882?1918), two-time recipient (Army and Navy medals)
- Second Lieutenant
Frank Luke Jr.
(1897?1918), the "Arizona Balloon Buster" and first airman to receive the medal of honor;
Luke Air Force Base
is named after him
- Major
Oscar F. Miller
(1882?1918), for his leadership in the
Argonne
- Corporal
Harold W. Roberts
(1895?1918), for action in the Montrebeau Woods
- Sergeant
William Sawelson
(1895?1918), for action at
Grandpre, Ardennes
- Lieutenant Colonel
Fred E. Smith
(1873?1918), for action near Binarville, France
- Corporal
Freddie Stowers
(1896?1918), for action in the Ardennes (medal awarded in 1991)
- Other notables
- Sergeant
Victor E. Chapman
(1890?1916), first American aviator to die in battle in the war
- Captain
Edward L. Grant
(1883?1918), pre-war professional baseball player
Gallery
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Aerial view of cemetery.
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Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.
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Grave of an unknown Jewish American combatant in the cemetery
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Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Chapel.
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Grave of Medal of Honor recipient
Harold W. Roberts
See also
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References
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Further reading
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- Sledge, Michael (2005).
Soldier Dead: How We Recover, Identify, Bury, and Honor Our Military Fallen
. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 204?06, 217.
ISBN
978-0231509374
.
OCLC
60527603
.
External links
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Official
General information
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