ABMC commemorates the sacrifice of U.S. armed forces, and manages 26 overseas military cemeteries, and 32 memorials, monuments, and markers. The American Battle Monuments Commission, established by the Congress in 1923, is an agency of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.
ABMC—guardian of America’s overseas commemorative cemeteries and memorials—honors the service, achievements and sacrifice of United States Armed Forces. ABMC's commemorative mission includes:
-Designing, constructing, operating and maintaining permanent American cemeteries in foreign countries.
-Establishing and maintaining U.S. military memorials, monuments and markers where American armed forces have served overseas since April 6, 1917, and within the U.S. when directed by public law.
-Controlling the design and construction of permanent U.S. military monuments and markers by other U.S. citizens and organizations, both public and private, and encouraging their maintenance. ABMC cemeteries are open every day (except 12/25 and 01/01) from 9:00 to 5:00.
Operating as usual
05/06/2021
Today we remember Deogracias T. Monticello.
World War II
Date of Death: May 6, 1942
Private, U.S. Army
41st Infantry Regiment, 41st Philippine Division
Entered Service From: Philippines
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
Buried: Plot F Row 9 Grave 5
Service # 1015823 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWII #USArmy
Today we remember Deogracias T. Monticello.
World War II
Date of Death: May 6, 1942
Private, U.S. Army
41st Infantry Regiment, 41st Philippine Division
Entered Service From: Philippines
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
Buried: Plot F Row 9 Grave 5
Service # 1015823 www.abmc.gov
The American Battle Monuments Commission will honor the fallen this Memorial Day, but due to host-nation COVID-19 guidance and out of an abundance of caution, all ceremonies will be closed to the public. In those countries where our cemetery grounds are open to the public, the gates will close at a designated time so that ABMC staff and host-nation guests can render the proper honors while respecting social distancing and public gathering restrictions.
Please check our operating status on www.abmc.gov/operational-status for updates prior to visiting any ABMC cemetery. We ask that any visiting next-of-kin and/or Veterans please contact the cemetery directly prior to any desired or planned visit around #MemorialDay for assistance.
To ensure our global audience can still remember with us, the ABMC will broadcast two virtual ceremonies on Memorial Day on Facebook and posted to YouTube @usabmc.
🇺🇸🙏➡ The World War I Memorial Day ceremony will start at 10 a.m. EST, 4 p.m. CET on May 31, 2021.
🇺🇸🙏➡ The World War II Memorial Day ceremony, will start an hour later at 11 a.m. EST, 5 p.m. CET on May 31, 2021.
05/05/2021
Today we remember Charles J. Bullaro.
World War II
Date of Death: May 5, 1942
Private, U.S. Army Air Forces
19th Squadron, 20th Air Base Group
Entered Service From: New Jersey
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
Buried: Plot L Row 8 Grave 95
Award: Purple Heart
Service # 12011978 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWII #NewJersey
Today we remember Charles J. Bullaro.
World War II
Date of Death: May 5, 1942
Private, U.S. Army Air Forces
19th Squadron, 20th Air Base Group
Entered Service From: New Jersey
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
Buried: Plot L Row 8 Grave 95
Award: Purple Heart
Service # 12011978 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWII #NewJersey
05/04/2021
Today we remember Dan Knight.
World War II
Date of Death: May 4, 1945
Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army
121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division
Entered Service From: Georgia
Buried: Plot E Row 6 Grave 12
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Service # 20402375 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWII #USArmy #Georgia
Today we remember Dan Knight.
World War II
Date of Death: May 4, 1945
Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army
121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division
Entered Service From: Georgia
Buried: Plot E Row 6 Grave 12
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Service # 20402375 www.abmc.gov
Amongst the rolling hills of the French countryside about 100 miles northeast of Paris, more than 1,800 World War I fallen rest within Somme American Cemetery.
Most of the Americans honored here lost their lives fighting in operations near Cantigny while attached to British units.
A chapel at the east end of the cemetery holds the Walls of the Missing, with more than 300 names listed.
The American Battle Monuments Commission honors America's fallen service members and their stories at 26 overseas cemeteries and 32 monuments.
In all, the ABMC manages 18 cemeteries, monuments or markers in France that are dedicated to WWI.
- Learn more about Somme American Cemetery: https://www.abmc.gov/Somme
- Watch more ABMC videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/usabmc
#WWI #WorldWarI #veterans #history #AmericanHistory #USA #France #WeRemember U.S. Embassy France #cemetery
05/03/2021
Today we remember Frank G. Plasschaert.
World War I
Date of Death: May 3, 1919
Private, U.S. Army
95th Bordeaux Casualty Company
Entered Service From: Illinois
Suresnes American Cemetery, France
Buried: Plot A Row 12 Grave 13 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWI #USArmy #Illinois
Today we remember Frank G. Plasschaert.
World War I
Date of Death: May 3, 1919
Private, U.S. Army
95th Bordeaux Casualty Company
Entered Service From: Illinois
Suresnes American Cemetery, France
Buried: Plot A Row 12 Grave 13 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWI #USArmy #Illinois
05/02/2021
Today we remember Frank W. Cantillion.
World War II
Date of Death: May 2, 1944
Private First Class, U.S. Army
337th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division
Entered Service From: Connecticut
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Italy
Buried: Plot J Row 5 Grave 55
Award: Purple Heart
Service # 31336605 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWI #USArmy #Connecticut
Today we remember Frank W. Cantillion.
World War II
Date of Death: May 2, 1944
Private First Class, U.S. Army
337th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division
Entered Service From: Connecticut
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Italy
Buried: Plot J Row 5 Grave 55
Award: Purple Heart
Service # 31336605 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWI #USArmy #Connecticut
05/01/2021
A simple creed explains the significance of the Honolulu Memorial for visitors -- photo: ArchiTexty
The names of nearly 29,000 U.S. service members are listed at the Honolulu Memorial, which is managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
The grand staircase leading to a small chapel and map rooms is flanked by the Courts of the Missing, listing the names of Americans lost in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
The Honolulu Memorial is within the National Cemetery of the Pacific, which is managed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Both the memorial and cemetery are on an extinct volcano known locally as the “Punchbowl.”
A simple creed explains the significance of the Honolulu Memorial for visitors -- photo: ArchiTexty
The names of nearly 29,000 U.S. service members are listed at the Honolulu Memorial, which is managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
The grand staircase leading to a small chapel and map rooms is flanked by the Courts of the Missing, listing the names of Americans lost in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
The Honolulu Memorial is within the National Cemetery of the Pacific, which is managed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Both the memorial and cemetery are on an extinct volcano known locally as the “Punchbowl.”
Today we remember George C. Hankey.
World War II
Date of Death: May 1, 1945
Private First Class, U.S. Army
104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division
Entered Service From: Indiana
Lorraine American Cemetery, France
Buried: Plot K Row 35 Grave 34
Award: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Service # 35552977 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWII #USArmy #Indiana
Today we remember George C. Hankey.
World War II
Date of Death: May 1, 1945
Private First Class, U.S. Army
104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division
Entered Service From: Indiana
Lorraine American Cemetery, France
Buried: Plot K Row 35 Grave 34
Award: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Service # 35552977 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWII #USArmy #Indiana
04/30/2021
The “Brothers In Arms” bronze statue is one of the many works of art at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery -- photo: Giorgio
The statue stands within the cemetery memorial and represents the bond forged between the U.S. Army and Navy during the World War II battles to take Italy.
It is a work by American sculptor Paul Manship, who was “the country’s most famous exponent of Art Deco,” according to the Smithsonian American Art Museum website.
The Sicily-Rome American Cemetery covers about 80 acres near the Italian west coast city of Anzio, south of Rome.
The cemetery holds the remains of 7,860 American service members, with almost another 3,100 listed on the Tablets of the Missing.
The memorial, chapel and gardens sit on the opposite side of the pool and visitor center, with the burial plots in the center.
The cemetery in Nettuno is one of two in Italy managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission, with the other being Florence American Cemetery.
The “Brothers In Arms” bronze statue is one of the many works of art at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery -- photo: Giorgio
The statue stands within the cemetery memorial and represents the bond forged between the U.S. Army and Navy during the World War II battles to take Italy.
It is a work by American sculptor Paul Manship, who was “the country’s most famous exponent of Art Deco,” according to the Smithsonian American Art Museum website.
The Sicily-Rome American Cemetery covers about 80 acres near the Italian west coast city of Anzio, south of Rome.
The cemetery holds the remains of 7,860 American service members, with almost another 3,100 listed on the Tablets of the Missing.
The memorial, chapel and gardens sit on the opposite side of the pool and visitor center, with the burial plots in the center.
The cemetery in Nettuno is one of two in Italy managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission, with the other being Florence American Cemetery.
Today we remember Thompson Arnold.
World War II
Date of Death: April 30, 1945
Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army
792nd Engineer Dump Truck Company
Entered Service From: Georgia
Rhone American Cemetery, France
Buried: Plot C Row 8 Grave 7
Service # 34909274 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWII #USArmy #Georgia
Today we remember Thompson Arnold.
World War II
Date of Death: April 30, 1945
Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army
792nd Engineer Dump Truck Company
Entered Service From: Georgia
Rhone American Cemetery, France
Buried: Plot C Row 8 Grave 7
Service # 34909274 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWII #USArmy #Georgia
04/29/2021
Within the Royal Avenue Gardens in Dartmouth rests a monument honoring American and Allied forces that launched from the English Channel town -- photo: mrpb27
The Dartmouth Monument is a granite slab etched with a written tribute to the hundreds of thousands of troops and massive amount of supplies that embarked from the base to liberate Europe during World War II.
“Embattled in the face of Nazi tyranny, Great Britain became a sturdy platform as the Allies carried the fight to the enemy, landing in France on 6 June 1944,” reads a portion of the monument.
The Royal Avenue Gardens is a small park adjacent to the Dartmouth Harbor and the River Dart, and not far from the Britannia Royal Naval College, which houses another WWII monument dedicated by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Within the Royal Avenue Gardens in Dartmouth rests a monument honoring American and Allied forces that launched from the English Channel town -- photo: mrpb27
The Dartmouth Monument is a granite slab etched with a written tribute to the hundreds of thousands of troops and massive amount of supplies that embarked from the base to liberate Europe during World War II.
“Embattled in the face of Nazi tyranny, Great Britain became a sturdy platform as the Allies carried the fight to the enemy, landing in France on 6 June 1944,” reads a portion of the monument.
The Royal Avenue Gardens is a small park adjacent to the Dartmouth Harbor and the River Dart, and not far from the Britannia Royal Naval College, which houses another WWII monument dedicated by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Today we remember Louis E. Willcox.
World War I
Date of Death: April 29, 1918
Private First Class, U.S. Army
1st Mechanized Motor Regiment
Entered Service From: New York
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France
Buried: Plot D Row 10 Grave 23 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWI #USArmy #NewYork
Today we remember Louis E. Willcox.
World War I
Date of Death: April 29, 1918
Private First Class, U.S. Army
1st Mechanized Motor Regiment
Entered Service From: New York
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France
Buried: Plot D Row 10 Grave 23 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWI #USArmy #NewYork
04/28/2021
The Tours American Monument in central France, is dedicated to the 650,000 supply troops who served in World War I -- photo: Iain McGregor
Working behind the battle lines, Services of Supply (SOS) troops and civilians were essential to the war-fighting effort of the American Expeditionary Forces.
Among the accomplishments of the SOS: construction of almost 1,000 miles of railway tracks; assembling more than 1,500 locomotives and 18,000 rail cars shipped from the U.S.; and managing hospitals with nearly 200,000 beds.
By the end of the war, almost 645,000 soldiers and another 24,000 civilians served in the SOS.
The monument is in Tours, France, about 150 miles southwest of Paris, where the WWI headquarters was for the division.
The monument is a fountain, with a magnificent gold-gilded bronze sculpture atop it, and is situated prominently along the Loire River.
The Tours American Monument in central France, is dedicated to the 650,000 supply troops who served in World War I -- photo: Iain McGregor
Working behind the battle lines, Services of Supply (SOS) troops and civilians were essential to the war-fighting effort of the American Expeditionary Forces.
Among the accomplishments of the SOS: construction of almost 1,000 miles of railway tracks; assembling more than 1,500 locomotives and 18,000 rail cars shipped from the U.S.; and managing hospitals with nearly 200,000 beds.
By the end of the war, almost 645,000 soldiers and another 24,000 civilians served in the SOS.
The monument is in Tours, France, about 150 miles southwest of Paris, where the WWI headquarters was for the division.
The monument is a fountain, with a magnificent gold-gilded bronze sculpture atop it, and is situated prominently along the Loire River.
Today we remember James F. Killeen.
World War I
Date of Death: April 28, 1919
Private, U.S. Army
312th Engineer Regiment, 87th Division
Entered Service From: New Jersey
Suresnes American Cemetery, France
Buried: Plot A Row 2 Grave 11 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWI #USArmy #NewJersey
Today we remember James F. Killeen.
World War I
Date of Death: April 28, 1919
Private, U.S. Army
312th Engineer Regiment, 87th Division
Entered Service From: New Jersey
Suresnes American Cemetery, France
Buried: Plot A Row 2 Grave 11 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWI #USArmy #NewJersey
04/27/2021
Today we remember Allen W. Phillips.
World War II
Date of Death: April 27, 1944
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
67th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered Service From: New York
Ardennes American Cemetery, Belgium
Buried: Plot C Row 14 Grave 32
Award: Purple Heart
Service # 32612831 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWII #NewYork
Today we remember Allen W. Phillips.
World War II
Date of Death: April 27, 1944
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
67th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered Service From: New York
Ardennes American Cemetery, Belgium
Buried: Plot C Row 14 Grave 32
Award: Purple Heart
Service # 32612831 www.abmc.gov
#WeRemember #WWII #NewYork
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ABMC cemeteries: sacred grounds to remember America’s fallen heroes
ABMC Battle Monuments: honoring America’s servicemen and women who gave their all
Following World War I, Congress recognized the need for federal control over the commemoration of American armed forces overseas. On March 4, 1923, President Warren Harding signed legislation that established the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and made the new agency responsible for the construction of monuments honoring the American Expeditionary Forces. Soon after, Congress directed ABMC to construct memorial chapels in the eight permanent military cemeteries in Europe, which were at the time maintained by the War Department. In 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt issued an Executive Order that shifted the responsibility for the management and maintenance of these hallowed grounds to ABMC.
Final dispositions of the remains of service personnel who died in World War I and World War II were carried out under the provisions of Public Law 389, 66th Congress and Public Law 368, 80th Congress, respectively. These laws entitled the next of kin to select permanent interment of a family member’s remains in an American military cemetery on foreign soil designed, constructed and maintained specifically to honor in perpetuity the dead of these wars. Alternatively, the next of kin could have the remains repatriated to the United States for interment in a national or private cemetery.
The disposition of remains was carried out by the War Department's Graves Registration Service under the Quartermaster General. From time to time ABMC receives requests from relatives asking that the instructions of the next of kin at the time of interment be disregarded. Those making such requests are informed that the decision made by the next of kin at the time of interment is final. After seeing the beauty and immaculate care of ABMC cemeteries, many of these same individuals later tell the ABMC they are pleased the remains have remained in these overseas shrines.
Today, ABMC administers, operates and maintains 26 permanent American burial grounds and 30 separate memorials, monuments and markers, on foreign soil. It also maintains three memorials in the United States. Today there are more than 139,000 American war dead interred in these cemeteries, of which 30,995 are from World War I commemorative cemeteries, 92,936 from World War II commemorative cemeteries, and 750 from the Mexican-American War. Additionally, more than 15,000 American veterans and others are interred in the Mexico City National Cemetery, Corozal American Cemetery and Clark Veterans Cemetery. More than 60,000 American servicemen and women who were missing in action, lost, or buried at sea during World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War are memorialized by name on stone tablets in ABMC cemeteries and memorials.
World War I Commemorative Program
ABMC’s World War I commemorative program consisted of four major engineering programs:
Erecting a non-sectarian chapel in each of the eight military cemeteries on foreign soil established by the War Department to inter the dead of that war;
Landscaping each of the cemeteries and installing permanent headstones;
Erecting 11 separate monuments and two markers elsewhere in Europe to commemorate significant campaigns and engagements; and
Constructing the Allied Expeditionary Forces World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.
In 1934 a Presidential Executive Order transferred the eight World War I cemeteries to ABMC and made it responsible for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of future permanent American military burial grounds located in foreign countries. In January 2017, the World War I commemorative program expanded when ABMC acquired its 26th cemetery, the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery near Paris.
World War II
By the end of World War II, the U.S. Army had established several hundred temporary burial grounds around the world. In 1947 the Secretary of the Army and ABMC selected fourteen sites in foreign countries to become permanent American cemeteries. The chosen locations of these cemeteries corresponded with the course of military operations. They were turned over to ABMC after the interments had been completed by the Graves Registration Service, which was part of the U.S. Army. The configuration of the burials was proposed by an ABMC-appointed cemetery architect and approved by ABMC. After the war all temporary cemeteries not designated as permanent were disestablished by the War Department, and the remains permanently interred in accordance with the directions of the next of kin. In a few instances the next of kin requested that isolated burials be left undisturbed. In these cases, the next of kin assumed responsibility for the care of the grave.
As was the case with World War I cemeteries, the World War II cemeteries were permanent military burial grounds granted in perpetuity by respective host countries free of charge or taxation. Except in the Philippines, burial in these cemeteries is limited by agreement with the host country to members of the U.S. armed forces who died overseas during the war. American civilian technicians, Red Cross workers and entertainers serving the military were treated as if members of the armed forces when determining eligibility for burial. The agreement with the Republic of the Philippines permitted members of the Philippine Army that fought with the U.S. armed forces in the Philippines and died to be interred or memorialized in the Manila American Cemetery. ABMC’s World War I and World War II cemeteries are closed to further burials, except for the remains of American war dead recovered from time to time in the battle areas.
World War II Commemorative Program
ABMC’s World War II commemorative program consisted of:
Constructing 14 permanent American military cemeteries on foreign soil;
Constructing monuments, memorials and markers on foreign soil; and
Constructing three memorials in the United States
In addition to landscaped grave areas and nonsectarian chapels, the World War II cemeteries contain memorials, sculpture(s), battle maps and narratives depicting the course of the war in the region, and a visitor reception area.
Headstones
Each grave site for the World War I and World War II cemeteries is marked by a headstone of pristine white marble. Headstones of those of the Jewish faith are tapered marble shafts surmounted by a Star of David. Stylized marble Latin crosses mark all others. Annotated on the headstones of the World War I servicemen who could not be identified is: "Here Rests in Honored Glory an American Soldier Known but to God.” The words "American Soldier" were changed to "Comrade in Arms" on the headstones of the unidentified of World War II.
Memorials Built by ABMC
Three memorials in Washington, D.C. – the American Expeditionary Forces Memorial, the Korean War Memorial and the World War II Memorial – were established by ABMC and are now administered by the National Park Service.
Commission Structure
The policy making body of ABMC consists of 11 commissioners appointed by the President of the United States for an indefinite term. They serve without compensation, and meet with the professional staff of ABMC twice annually. ABMC has approximately 400 full-time civilian employees. Eighty of these are U.S. citizens of which more than 50 serve overseas. The remaining civilian employees are non-U.S. citizens from the countries where ABMC sites are located.
ABMC headquarters is located in Arlington, Va. A Paris-based office has operational responsibility for ABMC’s overseas cemeteries and memorials. Cemetery superintendents and their assistants are selected for their commitment to the heritage they honor. They do this by communicating the stories of the fallen that are buried or memorialized in our cemeteries to the public. They supervise staff that maintains the physical features, utilities and horticultural elements of the site ensuring the grounds remain in pristine condition.
Chairmen
General of the Armies John J. Pershing was appointed to the newly-formed ABMC in 1923 by President Warren G. Harding, and was elected chairman by the other members. He served as chairman until his death in 1948. He was succeeded by Gen. George C. Marshall. Following Gen. Marshall's death in 1959, Gen. Jacob L. Devers became chairman. He was succeeded by Gen. Mark W. Clark in 1969. Gen. Clark died in 1984, and Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster was elected the following year. Gen. P. X. Kelley succeeded Gen. Goodpaster in 1991. Gen. Frederick F. Woerner became chairman in 1994. Gen. Kelley returned to ABMC in August 2001, succeeding Gen. Woerner. In 2005, Gen. Frederick M. Franks, Jr., assumed the chairmanship, and served until January 2009. Gen. Merrill A. McPeak was elected chairman in June 2011, and served until January 2018. David J. Urban was appointed to the board in May 2018, and then appointed as the eleventh chairman of ABMC in July 2018.
Good Morning,
I recently published a 540 book entitled Marienbad & Beyond, available world wide on Amazon that vividly describes the development of that famous spa town of Marienbad that was visited by thousands of Jewish visitors annually. The book contains a 60 page picture gallery that captures those bygone years of pre war Europe. Then the war broke out and the book describes in great detail the atrocities that some family members suffered, but also describes in detail those who miraculously survived and had the courage to rebuild Jewish communities in many parts of the world. It is truly a book of the last century with an 80 year journey around the world.
Enjoy and be inspired
Robert T - MILLER
MICHIGAN
5ème Bataillon de Rangers
06 juin 1944
Richard - W SMITH
INDIANA
508 ème Regiment de Parachutistes
82 Airborne Division
13 juin 1944
WISCONSIN
401 ème Regiment de Planeurs
101 Airborne Division
04 juillet 1944
🇫🇷 Le samedi 09 Janvier 2021. l'association "Les Portes de la Memoire - The Gates of Memory", avec Valérie Muller, la guide du Lorraine American Cemetery, nous avons accueilli la 12e Section en Formation Technique de Specialité (FTS) Combattant des SIC, de la 12e Compagnie à l'instruction, du CFIM des Transmissions - 18e Regiment de Transmissions(Centre de Formation Initiale du Militaire), de Dieuze.
Ces jeunes soldats issus de différents Régiments.
Nous remercions l'ABMC et le Lorraine American Cemetery pour son accueil et cette visite.
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🇺🇸 Saturday January 09, 2021.
The association "Les Portes de la Memoire - The Gates of Memory", with Valérie Muller, the lorraine American Cemetery guide, we hosted the 12th Specialty Technical Training (FTS) Specialty Training Section (FTS), Figthers of SICs, from the 12th Company to Training, the CFIM of Transmissions - 18th Regiment of Transmissions (Military Initial Training Center), Dieuze.
These young soldiers from different regiments.
We thank ABMC and Lorraine American Cemetery for their welcome and visit.
After months of production work, I'm proud to announce the release of my brand new Clark documentary, which features Clark Veterans Cemetary in Pampanga, Philippines (managed by American Battle Monuments Commission). "Clark - Lost Treasures in the Pacific" is available everywhere on Youtube. Link is below! Enjoy and please share! 😊
MANILA AMERICAN CEMETERY
More than five years ago I was honored to make this seat for the American WW2 Orphanage Network U.S.A in the Netherlands.
This present was given to thank the Dutch "Stichting Adoptie Graven Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten whose members have attended those memorialized at Margraten for more then 70 years.
This seat symbolizes the local curvey roads in our region. The material refers to the 8301 marble crosses.
Last week I restored some minor scratches and it looks like new again. The restoration was commissioned by the city of Eijsden-Margraten. The seat is situated at the entrance of the city-hall of Eijsden-Margaten.
Yours sincirrely, Paul Koenen
