Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. On the Walls of the Missing, in a semicircular garden on the east side of the memorial, are inscribed 1,557 names. The cemetery site, at the north end of its half mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,386 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations.
First Army on Jas the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. For questions regarding the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2024, please contact us at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the site of the temporary American St.
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