Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial

Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial
Suresnes, France (FR)
The Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial is a United States military cemetery just outside Paris, France, in the city of Suresnes, on the South-Eastern slope of the hill below Fort Mont Valerien. Originally a World War I cemetery, it now shelters the remains of U.S. dead of both wars. The 7.5-acre (30,000 m2) 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.

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The Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial is a United States military cemetery just outside Paris, France, in the city of Suresnes, on the South-Eastern slope of the hill below Fort Mont Valerien. Originally a World War I cemetery, it now shelters the remains of U.S. dead of both wars. The 7.5-acre (30,000 m2) 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.

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