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Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
- Address:
- Amerikaanse Begraafplaats 1, 6269 NA, Margraten
- Website:
- www.abmc.gov
- WWII Percentage:
- 100%
8301 soldiers lay to rest at Margraten on this moment, 2 unknown soldiers are burried in 1 grave. Next to that there is a tombstone of an American soldier who was recently brought back to the USA (on the request of the widow).
Second Lieutenant Utecht was the last one to be buried on this cemetery, this happened on the 16th of September 1994.
There is also a story that, the cremated, Charles R. Correl was spread out over the cemetery. This is not confirmed by the cemetery and therefore not counted in the above mentioned numbers. There's also no tombstone for Correl.
There's also a memorial which has the names of the 1723 missing American soldiers engraved in it.
With thanks to: Hans Molier, Tom Notten, Ronald Stassen, Frenk Lahaye, Peter van Sleen and Henny de Bruijn
Source: American Battle Monuments Commission
Pictures: ABMC.gov (1), Ewoud van Eig (2,3,4) & Fedor de Vries (5)
Among others, the following people are buried here (overview).
| Name | Date of death |
|---|---|
| Bell, James H. | 23 November 1944 |
| Blanchard, Theodore A. | 22 December 1943 |
| Frye, Warren H. | 25 December 1944 |
| Hegnes, James H. | 27 October 1944 |
| Schoengrund, Gerhardt W. | 28 March 1945 |
Visitorsreactions Give your reaction!
- de Leeuw te Oosterhout NB Holland 15-03-2007 18:41:15
- We visited this cemetery already for a long time and we are again and again deeply impressed what these soldiers did for our libveration in Holland.
Thank you.
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