normandy american cemetery

NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY (FRANCE)
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NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY (FRANCE)
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 as the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site, at the north end of its half mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,386 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. On the Walls of the Missing, in a semicircular garden on the east side of the memorial, are inscribed 1,557 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified.
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  1. US PARAS Ruddy, Gerard A.

    SURNAME Ruddy FORENAME Gerard A. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 1 Bn) RANK Captain NUMBER 0-1298765 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot D Row 4 Grave 5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Scranton,Lackawanna...

  2. US PARAS Johnson, Donald J.

    SURNAME Johnson FORENAME Donald J. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (RHQ) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-1288062 DATE OF DEATH 7th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot J Row 14 Grave 31 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Los Angeles,California KIA...

  3. US PARAS Jampetero, John J.

    SURNAME Jampetero FORENAME John J. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-1289738 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot B Row 11 Grave 40 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Schuylkill...

  4. US PARAS Harvey, Wayne K.

    SURNAME Harvey FORENAME Wayne K. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company I) RANK Captain NUMBER 0-025264 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot C Row 10 Grave 38 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Los Angeles,California KIA Normandy

  5. US PARAS Grabbe, Victor

    SURNAME Grabbe FORENAME Victor UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-444005 DATE OF DEATH 26th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot F Row 15 Grave 39 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Ellis County,Kansas DOW...

  6. US PARAS Gillespie, Fred E.

    SURNAME Gillespie FORENAME Fred E. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-436334 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot A Row 14 Grave 35 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Oconee County,South...

  7. US PARAS Cook, Mack Goff

    SURNAME Cook FORENAME Mack Goff UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-496744 DATE OF DEATH 4th July 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot D Row 21 Grave 28 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Memphis,Shelby...

  8. US PARAS Breen, John Andrew

    SURNAME Breen FORENAME John Andrew UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (RHQ - S-2) RANK Captain NUMBER 0-1295656 DATE OF DEATH 4th July 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot A Row 12 Grave 18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Cincinnati, Franklin County...

  9. US PARAS Bell, Bruce E.

    SURNAME Bell FORENAME Bruce E. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company C) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-1286062 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot C Row 13 Grave 26 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Hardin County, Ohio...

  10. US PARAS Batcheller, Herbert Frank

    SURNAME Batcheller FORENAME Herbert Frank UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 1 Bn - Commanding Officer) RANK Lieutenant Colonel NUMBER 0-019939 DATE OF DEATH 7th June 1944 AGE 34 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot G Row 28 Grave 15 ADDITIONAL...

  11. US PARAS Abbott, Edgar Raymond

    SURNAME Abbott FORENAME Edgar Raymond UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 1 Bn) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-1298300 DATE OF DEATH 17th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot C Row 16 Grave 30 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 10.11.1917...

  12. US PARAS Wininger, Donald W.

    SURNAME Wininger FORENAME Donald W. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 1 Bn) RANK Private NUMBER 16112026 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot H Row 18 Grave 27 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Orange County,Indiana...

  13. US PARAS Walling, Donald E.

    SURNAME Walling FORENAME Donald E. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 36514226 DATE OF DEATH 15th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot C Row 9 Grave 42 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Oakland...

  14. US PARAS Vashon, Arthur L.

    SURNAME Vashon FORENAME Arthur L. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Technician Fifth Class NUMBER 16109409 DATE OF DEATH 4th July 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot F Row 16 Grave 26 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Onaway,Presque...

  15. US PARAS Terhune, Roland E.

    SURNAME Terhune FORENAME Roland E. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 12078226 DATE OF DEATH 7th June 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot C Row 18 Grave 31 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Essex County,New...

  16. US PARAS Teahan, Martin J.

    SURNAME Teahan FORENAME Martin J. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 1 Bn) RANK Private NUMBER 12155370 DATE OF DEATH 23rd June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot E Row 17 Grave 35 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Bronx,New York,New York...

  17. US PARAS Taylor, Lorenzo Alvin (Al)

    SURNAME Taylor FORENAME Lorenzo Alvin (Al) UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 12166472 DATE OF DEATH 7th June 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot C Row 3 Grave 38 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Chemung...

  18. US PARAS Svendsen, Theodore Q.

    SURNAME Svendsen FORENAME Theodore Q. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 39182930 DATE OF DEATH 4th July 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot G Row 12 Grave 36 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Morrison...

  19. US PARAS Smith, Richard W.

    SURNAME Smith FORENAME Richard W. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 35563331 DATE OF DEATH 13th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot G Row 14 Grave 36 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from LaPorte County,Indiana...

  20. US PARAS Rivas, Johnnie M.

    SURNAME Rivas FORENAME Johnnie M. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private First Class NUMBER 38270660 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot A Row 2 Grave 35 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Grady County,Oklahoma KIA Normandy
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