Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Margraten, 10 km east of Maastricht, in the most southern part of the Netherland
Netherlands American Cemetery
The American Battle Monuments Commission is an independent agency of the United States government that administers, operates, and maintains permanent U.S. military cemeteries, memorials and monuments
Netherlands American Cemetery
…dedicated in 1960, contains a constantly varying number above 8,000 American war dead and covers 26.5 hectares (65 acres). It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). The cemetery was created in November 1944 under the leadership of Lt. Col. Joseph Shomon of the 611th Graves Registration Company, as the Ninth…
The ABMC's headquarters at 2300 Clarendon Boulevard in Arlington