American Battle Monuments Commission

Bronze rosettes have been added next to the names of US Army Pfc. Harry H. Hosfelt Jr. and U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Allan W. Knepper, on the Walls of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery. Thanks to the @DODPAA Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency both service members will rest in their hometowns.

OTD in 1956 the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial one of 14 permanent American World War II military cemeteries maintained by the ABMC on foreign soil, was dedicated as a permanent cemetery. Most of the service members remember at this ABMC site lost their lives between August 15 - September 14,1944 serving during the Allied invasion code named Operation Dragoon. On August 16, ABMC will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Dragoon from Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, click the link to learn more. https://lnkd.in/eq4UvsuB #WeRemember #WWII80inEurope

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Technician Fifth Grade Charles D. Wardlaw Jr. volunteered for the Army in 1943. He arrived in Normandy on June 12, 1944, with the 1st Infantry Division. Wounded Mortain in August, he was sent to England to recover. Once he was fit to return to combat, Wardlaw was offered the chance to move away from the front as a battalion aide. He chose to stay with a liner company and went on to fight in the Battle of Aachen, the breakthrough of the Siegfried Line and was wounded and captured in November during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest. As a POW, he was sent to Stalag IV-B in Muhlburg, Germany. While the camp was liberated by the Russian Army in early May 1945, Wardlaw reunited with American forces a month later. Weakened by malnutrition and exposure, he died of diphtheria on June 24. In 1979, one of his brothers published his letters and poems in "Missing In Action: Letters of a Medic." Today, his service and sacrifice continue to be remembered at Epinal American Cemetery where he rests in plot B, row 14, grave 53. _____ Wardlaw’s is just one of the American service member stories we invite you to discover at Epinal American Cemetery every Thursday this summer, through a series of guided tours. To register and for more information: https://lnkd.in/eT_4Krdc

A new rosette has been added to the Wall of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery, where U.S. Army Pvt. William A. Smith is permanently memorialized. Thanks to the work of the Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency, his remains were accounted for in August 2023. We remember him. 🙏

Normal travel routes to Suresnes American Cemetery in Suresnes, France, via Boulevard Washington will be impacted on July 24, 2024, between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. local time. We apologize for the inconvenience. #ABMC #Travel #SuresnesAmericanCemetery #Suresnes #France

The North Africa American Cemetery is the only American military cemetery in Africa. The North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Tunisia is the final resting place of more than 2,800 of our military dead. Along the southeast edge of the burial area, the names of 3,724 additional fallen service members, buried at sea or missing in action, are engraved on the Wall of the Missing. Most of those honored here lost their lives during WWII military operations from North Africa to the Persian Gulf.

This week, discover some of those American athletes who fought in WWI and now rest at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery. Capt. Edward L. Grant was a Harvard-educated lawyer and former professional baseball player with the New York Giants before he enlisted at age 33. During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Grant led a search for the stranded "Lost Battalion," which included his Harvard classmate Charles Whittlesey. This perilous effort ended for Grant on Oct. 5, 1918, when an exploding shell killed the brave volunteer. After the war, the Giants erected a memorial in his honor. Today, he rests at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France, in plot A, row 2, grave 24. Join us July 24 to discover these unique soldiers and sportsmen as part of a new series of summer tours at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery. Attendance is free and does not require registration. For more information, please visit our website https://lnkd.in/eHc7hgFv

A new rosette has been added to the Wall of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, where U.S. Army Pfc. Lemuel Dent Jr. is permanently memorialized. Thanks to the work of the Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency, his remains were accounted for in February. We remember him. 🙏

Mowing is in full swing at Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines. Clark Veterans Cemetery is one of only two cemeteries managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission that is open to new burials. Located about 50 miles north of Manila, with views of Mount Arayat in the distance, it contains the graves of American veterans who have served the nation over the past 120 years. After being administered by the U.S. Air Force as part of Clark Air Base for decades, the cemetery was transferred to the ABMC in 2013.