Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial
The Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial (French: Cimetière américain et mémorial de Suresnes) is a United States military cemetery in the Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France. It is the resting place of 1,541 American soldiers killed in World War I. A panoramic view of Paris can be seen from the site, which is located high on the slopes of Mont Valérien.
Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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United States | |
![]() American Cemetery and Memorial in Suresnes | |
For Americans who died in World War I and World War II | |
Location | 48°52′19″N 2°13′05″E |
Designed by | Jacques Gréber (architect) Charles A. Platt (main entrance gate and chapel)[1] Barry Faulkner (mosaics) |
History
Cemetery
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Originally a World War I cemetery, designed in 1922 on Boulevard Washington by French architect Jacques Gréber, Suresnes American Cemetery now shelters the remains of U.S. dead of both world wars. The 3-hectare (7.4-acre) cemetery contains the remains of 1,541 Americans who died in World War I and 24 Unknown dead of World War II. Bronze tablets on the walls of the chapel record the names of 974 World War I missing. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified.
Memorial
The World War I memorial chapel was enlarged by the addition of two loggias dedicated to the dead of World Wars I and II, respectively. In the rooms at the ends of the loggias are white marble figures in memory of those who lost their lives in the two wars. Inscribed on the loggia walls is a summary of the loss of life in the Armed forces of the United States in each war, together with the location of the overseas commemorative cemeteries where American war dead are buried.
Notable burials
- Inez Crittenden (1887–1918), leader of the Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit in France in World War I
- Willard Dickerman Straight (1880–1918), U.S. diplomat, investment banker, publisher, reporter and United States Army major
Gallery
- Ceremony on November 1, 1918
- Main avenue
- Memorial
- View from the memorial
- Graves
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial. |
- Suresnes American Cemetery, American Battle Monuments Commission
- Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial at Find a Grave
- White House 2018 visit to France on Flickr
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial, American Battle Monuments Commission".