Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial

Updated on Nov 23, 2023

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Total commemorated 444 Total burials 10,489		Phone +33 3 87 92 07 32

Established September 1944 (Completed 1960) Location near Saint-Avold, (Moselle), France Designed by Murphy & Locraft, Washington, D.C. (Monument) Allyn R. Jennings of Oley, Pennsylvania (Landscape) Address Avenue de Fayetteville, 57500 Saint-Avold, France Hours Open today · 9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PM Burials Ruben Rivers, Andrew Miller, George Preddy Similar Brittany American Cemetery, Basilique Notre Dame, Netherlands American Cemetery, Meuse‑Argonne American Cemetery, Aisne‑Marne American Cemetery

Lorraine american cemetery and memorial france

The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, is located just outside 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

Ruben Rivers (c. 1921–1944), Medal of Honor recipient

Gallery – Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial