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American Battle Monuments Commission - North Africa American Cemetery


At the 27-acre North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Tunisia rest 2,841 of our military dead, their headstones set in straight lines subdivided into nine rectangular plots by wide paths, with decorative pools at their intersections. Along the southeast edge of the burial area, bordering the tree-lined terrace leading to the memorial is the Wall of the Missing. On this wall 3,724 names are engraved. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. Most honored here lost their lives in World War II in military activities ranging from North Africa to the Persian Gulf.

The chapel and the memorial court, which contain large maps in mosaic and ceramic depicting the operations and supply activities of American forces across Africa to the Persian Gulf, were designed to harmonize with local architecture. The chapel interior is decorated with polished marble, flags and sculpture.


Latitude36.8656236
Longitude10.3297089
File namehttps://www.abmc.gov/North-Africa
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Linked toNorth Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia; Martin, Ralph Leroy (Burial)

North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia

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1American Battle Monuments Commission - North Africa American Cemetery American Battle Monuments Commission - North Africa American Cemetery


At the 27-acre North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Tunisia rest 2,841 of our military dead, their headstones set in straight lines subdivided into nine rectangular plots by wide paths, with decorative pools at their intersections. Along the southeast edge of the burial area, bordering the tree-lined terrace leading to the memorial is the Wall of the Missing. On this wall 3,724 names are engraved. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. Most honored here lost their lives in World War II in military activities ranging from North Africa to the Persian Gulf.

The chapel and the memorial court, which contain large maps in mosaic and ceramic depicting the operations and supply activities of American forces across Africa to the Persian Gulf, were designed to harmonize with local architecture. The chapel interior is decorated with polished marble, flags and sculpture.

 
2Entrance, North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia Entrance, North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
 

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