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The chapel and the memorial court, which contains 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
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Headstones are 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
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160:. The cemetery, the only American one in North Africa and dedicated in 1960, contains 2,841 American war dead and covers 27 acres (11 ha). It is administered by the
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The North Africa
American Cemetery is located close to the site of the ancient city of
304:"Secretary Esper's Remarks at the North Africa American Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia"
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American Battle
Monuments Commission – North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial
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engraved. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified.
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507:Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial
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877:North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial
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604:Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
543:Lafayette Escadrille Cemetery and Memorial
528:Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial
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563:Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial
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726:Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial
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599:Florence American Cemetery and Memorial
583:Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial
558:Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
548:Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
533:Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
502:Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial
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668:Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial
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573:Somme American Cemetery and Memorial
568:Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial
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751:American War Memorials Overseas
553:Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
329:"GN honors its fallen veterans"
245:recipient for his bravery near
148:is a Second World War military
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933:World War II sites in Tunisia
652:Netherlands American Cemetery
636:Mexico City National Cemetery
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197:The flagpole and the cemetery
40:Grave markers at the cemetery
805:Perry Dean Rogers Architects
761:German War Graves Commission
684:Cabanatuan American Memorial
46:Used for those deceased 1943
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327:Santa, John (2012-05-31).
308:U.S. Department of Defense
16:ABMC World War II cemetery
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488:Cemeteries and Memorials
136:Statistics source:
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689:Clark Veterans Cemetery
928:World War II memorials
386:public domain material
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313:2022-09-02
264:References
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150:war grave
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283:abmc.gov
237:Private
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189:Location
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