Established October 14, 1918 Unknown burials 486 | Phone +33 3 29 85 14 18 | |
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Location near Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France Designed by Louis Ayres, York and Sawyer of New York City, New York Total burials 14,246 plus 954 commemorated Address D123, 55110 Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, France Burials Freddie Stowers, Frank Luke, Alfred-Alphonse Bottiau Similar Montfaucon American Monument, Aisne‑Marne American Cemetery, Forest of Argonne, Suresnes American Cemetery, Flanders Field American | ||
Meuse argonne american cemetery and memorial atromagne sous montfaucon
The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial is a 130.5-acre (52.8 ha) World War I cemetery in France. It is located east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon in Meuse. The cemetery contains the largest number of American military dead in Europe (14,246), most of whom lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and were buried there. The cemetery consists of eight sections behind a large central reflection pool. Beyond the grave sections is a chapel which is decorated with stained glass windows depicting American units' insignias. Along the walls of the chapel area are the tablets of the missing which include the names of those soldiers who fought in the region and in northern Russia, but have no known grave. It also includes the Montfaucon American Monument. This cemetery is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission. It is open daily to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The cemetery is closed January 1 and December 25, but is open on all other holidays.