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 Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial — Saint-Avold, France Posted by:  prussel
N 49° 07.280 E 006° 42.909
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The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in Saint-Avold (Cimetière militaire américain de Saint-Avold) contains 10,489 graves, the largest number of any American World War II cemetery in Europe
Waymark Code: WMQ2XE
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 12/08/2015
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The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial (Cimetière militaire américain de Saint-Avold), is located just outside of Saint-Avold, Moselle, France. It covers 113.5 acres (0,459 km2) and contains 10,489 graves, the largest number of any American World War II cemetery in Europe. Those interred died mostly in the autumn of 1944 during the drive to the Siegfried Line as the Americans sought to expel the Germans; they were mainly part of the U.S. Third and Seventh Armies. The cemetery is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Notable burials include:
Al Blozis (1919–1945), Football Player
Willard Bowsky (1907–1944), animator
Salvador J. Lara (?–1945), Medal of Honor recipient
Andrew Miller (died 1944), Medal of Honor recipient
George Preddy (1919–1944), flying ace, buried next to his brother William Preddy
David C. Waybur (c. 1921–1945), Medal of Honor recipient
Quelle / source: wikipedia, American Battle Monuments Commission, Société d'Histoire du Pays Naborien
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Avenue de Fayetteville, 57500 St Avold
Access times: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Lorraine American Cemetery
Avenue de Fayetteville
St Avold, Lorraine France
57500
Commemoration: U.S. Third and Seventh Armies
Date of Dedication: Not listed
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