A TRIBUTE FOR US MEN AND WOMEN (Omaha Beach)

Posted on October 31st, 2009 by admin in French Beach Women

At the conclusion of the fighting in Normandy, there were more than ten American cemeteries on the battlefield, with hundreds of small burial grounds and isolated graves. The American Battle Monuments Commission (AMBC) repatriated at least 60% of these burials back to the United States, and concentrated the remaining casualties into two main cemeteries; one here in Normandy and another in Britanny.

To a size of 172.5 acres, the Normandy American Cemetery has 9,387 burials of US service men and women. Of this number, some 307 are unknowns, three are Medal of Honour winners (see below) and four are women. In addition there are 33 pairs of brothers buried side by side. It is the largest American Cemetery from WW2, but not the largest in Europe: that is the Meuse-Argonne Cemetery from WW1 with more than 14,000 burials.

The main body of the cemetery is rectangular with the main paths laid out in the pattern of a Latin cross. On entering the cemetery, visit first the Visitors Building where veterans can sign the Veteran’s Book, and all others the main Visitors Book. Here you can also trace US servicemen and women who are in the care of AMBC either in cemeteries or on memorials.

http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/normandy_american_cemetery.htm

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5 Responses to “A TRIBUTE FOR US MEN AND WOMEN (Omaha Beach)”

  1. aradinstud Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    So sad. Today the …
    So sad. Today the French should be speaking German

  2. Netster500 Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    The Cemetary …
    The Cemetary complex is classed as American territory even though its it France

  3. 37361811 Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    Thats cool. Thats …
    Thats cool. Thats cool.

  4. mikieJim Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    It Had to be colder …
    It Had to be colder than the balls on a brass monkey. 5 stars for that

  5. wenarto Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    it was very hard to …
    it was very hard to sing in the cold without the orchestration; which i had to insert later on.

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