AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

The 'American Battle Monuments Commission' (ABMC) is a small independent agency of the Executive Branch of the United States federal government. Established by Congress in 1923, it is responsible for:

★ Commemorating the services of the American Armed Forces where they have served since April 6, 1917 (the date of U.S. entry into World War I)

★ Establishing suitable memorial shrines; designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining permanent American military burial grounds in foreign countries

★ Controlling the design and construction of U.S. military monuments and markers in foreign countries by other U.S. citizens and organizations, both public and private

★ Encouraging the maintenance of such monuments and markers by their sponsors
The Commission administers, operates, and maintains 24 permanent American burial grounds on foreign soil. As of May 2006, there are 124,917 U.S. War Dead interred at these cemeteries, 30,921 of World War I, 93,246 of World War II and 750 of the Mexican-American War. Additionally 6,033 American veterans and others are interred in the Mexico City and Corozal American Cemeteries.

Contents

Complete sortable list of ABMC cemeteries

Complete sortable list of ABMC monuments

Sources

Bibliography

External links

See also

Complete sortable list of ABMC cemeteries

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Cemetery	Country	Conflict	Web	Video	Booklet	Coordinates
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial	France	World War I	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial	Belgium	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial	France	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial	England	Various	Link	.wmv	N/A
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial	England	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial	Panama	Panama Canal	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial	France	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial	Belgium	World War I	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Florence American Cemetery and Memorial	Italy	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial	Belgium	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial	France	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial	Luxembourg	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial	Philippines	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial	France	World War I	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Mexico City American Cemetery and Memorial	Mexico	Mexican War	Link	.wmv	N/A
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial	Netherlands	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial	France	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial	Tunisia	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial	France	World War I	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial	France	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial	Italy	World War II	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Somme American Cemetery and Memorial	France	World War I	Link	.wmv	.pdf
St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial	France	World War I	Link	.wmv	.pdf
Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial	France	World War I	Link	.wmv	.pdf

Complete sortable list of ABMC monuments

:

Monument	Country	Nearest town	Conflict	Web
Audenarde American Monument	Belgium	Oudenaarde	World War I	Link
Belleau Wood American Monument	France	Chateau-Thierry	World War I	Link
Bellicourt American Monument	France	St. Quentin	World War I	Link
Cabanatuan American Memorial	Philippines	Cabanatuan City	World War II	Link
Cantigny American Monument	France	Montdidier	World War I	Link
Chateau-Thierry American Monument	France	Chateau-Thierry	World War I	Link
Chaumont AEF Headquarters Marker	France	Chaumont	World War I	Link
East Coast Memorial	USA	New York City	World War II	Link
Guadalcanal American Memorial	Solomon Islands	Guadalcanal	World War II	Link
Honolulu Memorial	USA	Honolulu	World War II	Link
Kemmel American Monument	Belgium	Ieper (Ypres)	World War I	Link
Montfaucon American Monument	France	Verdun	World War I	Link
Montsec American Monument	France	St. Mihiel	World War I	Link
Naval Monument at Brest	France	Brest	World War I	Link
Naval Monument at Gibraltar	Gibraltar	Gibraltar	World War I	Link
Pointe du Hoc American Monument	France	St. Laurent-sur-Mer	World War II	Link
Papua American Marker	New Guinea	Papua	World War II	Link
Saipan American Memorial	Mariana Islands	Saipan	World War II	Link
Santiago Surrender Tree	Cuba	Santiago de Cuba	Spanish American War	Link
Sommepy American Monument	France	St. Menehould	World War I	Link
Souilly American Headquarters Marker	France	Claye-Souilly	World War I	Link
Tours American Monument	France	Tours	World War I	Link
Utah Beach American Monument	France	Ste-Marie-du-Mont	World War II	Link
West Coast American Memorial	USA	San Francisco	World War II	Link
Western Task Force American Marker	Morocco	Casablanca	World War II	Link

Sources

possible sources for continued research can include:

★ Nishiura, Elizabeth, editor, ''American Battle Monuments: A Guide to Military Cemeteries and Monuments Maintained By the American Battle Monuments Commission'', Omnigraphics Inc., Detroit, Michigan 1989

Bibliography

★ American armies and battlefields in Europe : a history, guide, and reference book, American Battle Monuments Commission, , , U.S.G.P.O., 1938, Selected photos available online through the Washington State Library's Classics in Washington History collection

★ American armies and battlefields in Europe : a history, guide, and reference book, American Battle Monuments Commission, , , U.S.G.P.O., 1938, Maps available online through the Washington State Office of the Secretary of State's Washington History collection

★ Nishiura, Elizabeth, editor, ''American Battle Monuments: A Guide to Military Cemeteries and Monuments Maintained By the American Battle Monuments Commission'', Omnigraphics Inc., Detroit, Michigan 1989

External links

★ Official website

See also

★ Commonwealth War Graves Commission