Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
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American Battle Monuments Commission - Normandy American Cemetery
Browse Burials at Normandy American Cemetery The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France 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 9,389 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. The memorial consists of a semicircular colonnade with a loggia at each end containing large maps and narratives of the military operations; at the center is the bronze statue, “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves.” An orientation table overlooking the beach depicts the landings in Normandy. Facing west at the memorial, one sees in the foreground the reflecting pool; beyond is the burial area with a circular chapel and, at the far end, granite statues representing the United States and France. In 2007, the Normandy Visitor Center opened. The $30 million visitor center was dedicated by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) on June 6, 2007 during the commemoration of the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day. The center is sited in a wooded area of the cemetery approximately 100 meters east of the Garden of the Missing. Learn more about the architecture, exhibits, inscriptions, and the project team. Normandy is ABMC's most visited cemetery, receiving more than one million visitors each year. To plan a site visit, a visit to a relative's grave, request a group visit, special tour, or wreath laying ceremony, please contact NormandyVisits@abmc.gov. Due to security concerns, the pathway from Normandy American Cemetery to the beach was closed to the public in 2016. However, public beach access is available nearby. The flag lowering ceremony is held one hour before the cemetery closes to the public. For questions, please contact us at NormandyVisits@abmc.gov. |
Latitude: 49.3592091, Longitude: -0.8554058999999999 | Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Michels, George Charles (d. 29 Jun 1944) Moats, Glenn Everett (d. 10 Jun 1944) Rapp, Chester A. (d. 12 Aug 1944) |
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Headstone, Michels, George Charles |
Located | Latitude: 49.3592091, Longitude: -0.8554058999999999 | Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Michels, George Charles (d. 29 Jun 1944) |
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Headstone, Moats, Glenn E. |
Located | Latitude: 49.3587498, Longitude: -0.8513814000000001 | Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Moats, Glenn Everett (d. 10 Jun 1944) |
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Headstone, Rapp, Chester A. |
Located | Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Rapp, Chester A. (d. 12 Aug 1944) |
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American Battle Monuments Commission - St. Mihiel American Cemetery The World War I St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial in France, 40.5 acres in extent, contains the graves of 4,153 of our military dead. The majority of these died in the offensive that resulted in the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient that threatened Paris. The burial area is divided by Linden alignment trees and paths into four equal plots. At the center is a large sundial surmounted by an American eagle. To the west is a statue of a World War I soldier and at the eastern end is a semi-circular overlook dominated by a sculpture representing a victory vase. Beyond the burial area to the south is the white stone memorial consisting of a small chapel, a peristyle with a large rose-granite funeral urn at its center, and a map building. The chapel contains a beautiful mosaic portraying an angel sheathing his sword. On two walls of the museum are recorded the names of 284 of the missing. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. On the wall facing the door is a large map of inlaid marble depicting the St. Mihiel Offensive. |
Latitude: 48.956833, Longitude: 5.852322 | Saint Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial, Thiaucourt-Regnieville, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Warren, Robert Baker 'Baker' (d. 11 Nov 1918) |
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Headstone, Warren, Robert |
Located | Latitude: 48.956833, Longitude: 5.852322 | Saint Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial, Thiaucourt-Regnieville, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Warren, Robert Baker 'Baker' (d. 11 Nov 1918) |
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American Battle Monuments Commission - Brittany American Cemetery The Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial in France covers 28 acres of rolling farm country near the eastern edge of Brittany and contains the remains of 4,404 of our war dead, most of whom lost their lives in the Normandy and Brittany Campaigns of 1944. Along the retaining wall of the memorial terrace are inscribed the names of 500 of the missing. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The gray granite memorial, containing the chapel as well as two large operations maps with narratives and flags of our military services, overlooks the burial area. Stained glass and sculpture embellish the structure. The cemetery is located on the site of the temporary American St. James Cemetery, established on August 4, 1944 by the U.S. Third Army. It marks the point where the American forces made their breakthrough from the hedgerow country of Normandy into the plains of Brittany during the offensive around Avranches, France. |
Latitude: 48.5189789, Longitude: -1.3039665 | Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Stoops, Merle N. (d. 3 Aug 1944) |
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Headstone, Stoops, Merle N. (1917-1944) |
Located | Latitude: 48.5190671, Longitude: -1.3041375 | Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Stoops, Merle N. (d. 3 Aug 1944) |
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American Battle Monuments Commission - Lorraine American Cemetery The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in France covers 113.5 acres and contains the largest number of graves of our military dead of World War II in Europe, a total of 10,481. Their headstones are arranged in nine plots in a generally elliptical design extending over the beautiful rolling terrain of eastern Lorraine and culminating in a prominent overlook feature. Most of the dead here were killed while driving the German forces from the fortress city of Metz, France toward the Siegfried Line and the Rhine River. Initially, there were over 16,000 Americans interred in the St. Avold region in France, mostly from the U.S. Seventh Army's Infantry and Armored Divisions and its cavalry groups. St. Avold served as a vital communications center for the vast network of enemy defenses guarding the western border of the Third Reich. The memorial, which stands on a plateau to the west of the burial area, contains ceramic operations maps with narratives and service flags. High on its exterior front wall is the large figure of St. Nabor, the martyred Roman soldier overlooking the silent host. On each side of the memorial, and parallel to its front, stretch the Tablets of the Missing on which are inscribed 444 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The entire area is framed in woodland. |
Latitude: 49.1221757, Longitude: 6.717454900000001 | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Foster, Ray J. (d. 12 Nov 1944) Grove, Charles E. Jr. (d. 5 Oct 1944) Morgan, William M. (d. 12 Sep 1944) |
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Headstone, Foster, Ray J. |
Located | Latitude: 49.1221757, Longitude: 6.717454900000001 | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Foster, Ray J. (d. 12 Nov 1944) |
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Headstone, Foster, Ray J. (?-1944) |
Located | Latitude: 49.1221757, Longitude: 6.717454900000001 | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Foster, Ray J. (d. 12 Nov 1944) |
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Headstone, Grove, Charles E. Jr. |
Not yet located | Latitude: 49.1221757, Longitude: 6.717454900000001 | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Grove, Charles E. Jr. (d. 5 Oct 1944) |
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Headstone, Grove, Charles E. Jr. |
Located | Latitude: 49.1221757, Longitude: 6.717454900000001 | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Grove, Charles E. Jr. (d. 5 Oct 1944) |
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