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      • The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery (French: Cimetière Américain (Meuse-Argonne)) 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 Meuse-Argonne American Memorial. 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.


      Notable burials


      Medal of Honor recipients
      Second Lieutenant Erwin R. Bleckley (1894–1918), for service near Binarville, France
      Captain Marcellus H. Chiles (1895–1918), for action near Le Champy Bas, France
      Sergeant Matej Kocak (1882–1918), two-time recipient (Army and Navy medals)
      Second Lieutenant Frank Luke Jr. (1897–1918), the "Arizona Balloon Buster" and first airman to receive the medal of honor; Luke Air Force Base is named after him
      Major Oscar F. Miller (1882–1918), for his leadership in the Argonne
      Corporal Harold W. Roberts (1895–1918), for action in the Montrebeau Woods
      Sergeant William Sawelson (1895–1918), for action at Grandpré, Ardennes
      Lieutenant Colonel Fred E. Smith (1873–1918), for action near Binarville, France
      Corporal Freddie Stowers (1896–1918), for action in the Ardennes (medal awarded in 1991)
      Other notables
      Sergeant Victor E. Chapman (1890–1916), first American aviator to die in battle in the war
      Captain Edward L. Grant (1883–1918), pre-war professional baseball player


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      See also


      List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in the Argonne
      Meuse-Argonne American Memorial
      Meuse-Argonne Offensive


      References




      Further reading


      Sledge, Michael (2005). Soldier Dead: How We Recover, Identify, Bury, and Honor Our Military Fallen. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 204–06, 217. ISBN 978-0231509374. OCLC 60527603.


      External links



      Official

      Official website
      American Battle Monuments Commission (archived)
      General information

      Meuse-Argonne.wmv – Windows Media Video
      Cemetery booklet (no pictures)
      Cemetery booklet (with pictures)
      Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery at Find a Grave

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