Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial

The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, located east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon in Meuse, France, contains 14,246 American military dead. This makes it the site with the largest number of American military dead in Europe. Most of those buried here lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

The cemetery covers 130.5 acres and consists of eight sections arranged behind a large central reflection pool. Beyond these grave sections is a chapel 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 soldiers who fought in the region and in northern Russia but have no known grave.

Notable burials include several Medal of Honor recipients such as Second Lieutenant Erwin R. Bleckley, Captain Marcellus H. Chiles, and Corporal Freddie Stowers. Other notable interments include Sergeant Victor E. Chapman, the first American aviator to die in battle during the war, and Captain Edward L. Grant, who was a professional baseball player before the war. The cemetery is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission and is open to the public daily, except on January 1 and December 25.

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