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The dead came from almost every state in the Union as well as from
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of the major United States units which operated in northwest Europe in World War II. Along the outside of the memorial are the "Tables of the
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The Ardennes American Cemetery is generally rectangular in shape. Its grave plots are arranged in the form of a
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Reinhard, Hofmeister & Walquist of New York City were hired to design the cemetery and memorial, while the
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on 8 September 1944. A temporary cemetery was established on the site on 8 February 1945. After the war, the
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pilot who was credited in destroying six enemy airplanes in aerial combat and the namesake of
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Soldier Dead: How We Recover, Identify, Bury, and Honor Our Military Fallen
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751:Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial
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16:ABMC World War II cemetery in Liège, Belgium
954:North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial
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787:Lafayette Escadrille Cemetery and Memorial
772:Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial
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807:Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial
595:"Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial"
521:), an artist in California before the war
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970:Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial
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827:Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial
802:Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
792:Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
777:Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
746:Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial
654:Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial
624:. New York: Columbia University Press.
226:(now known as Mortuary Affairs) of the
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539:American Battle Monuments Commission.
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817:Somme American Cemetery and Memorial
812:Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial
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155:cemetery, located in the village of
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995:American War Memorials Overseas
797:Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
411:Other notable burials include:
200:fourteen permanent cemeteries.
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503:who flew bomber missions with
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880:Mexico City National Cemetery
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243:American eagle memorial
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