Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial

ABMC World War II cemetery in Hamm, Luxembourg

Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial

American Battle Monuments Commission

View of the memorial site

Used for those deceased 1944–1945
Established| 29 December 1944
Location| 49°36′42″N 06°11′08″E﻿ / ﻿49.61167°N 6.18556°E﻿ / 49.61167; 6.18556
near

Hamm, Luxembourg

Designed by| Keally and Patterson (Monument)
Alfred Geiffert Jr. (Landscaping)
Total burials| >5,000

Unknowns

| 101
Statistics source: ABMC Luxembourg website

Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War American military war grave cemetery, located in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. The cemetery, containing 5,074 American war dead, covers 50.5 acres (20.4 ha) and was dedicated in 1960. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.[1]

## History

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The cemetery was established on 29 December 1944 by the 609th Quartermaster Company of the U.S. Third Army while Allied Forces were containing the German Ardennes offensive in the winter of 1944/1945. General George S. Patton used the city of Luxembourg as headquarters. Under a U.S.–Luxembourg treaty signed in 1951 the U.S. government was granted free use in perpetuity of the land covered by the cemetery.

## Layout

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The 5,076 headstones are set in nine plots of fine grass, lettered A to I. Separating the plots are two malls radiating from the memorial and two transverse paths. Two flagpoles overlook the graves area. Situated between the two flagpoles lies the grave of General George S. Patton. Twenty-two sets of brothers rest side-by-side in adjacent graves. During the 1950s, the original wooden grave markers were replaced with headstones made of white Lasa marble. The new headstones were cemented onto concrete beams that run for more than six miles under the lawn of the grave plots.

Not far from the cemetery entrance stands the white stone chapel, set on a wide circular platform surrounded by woods. It is embellished with sculpture in bronze and stone, a stained-glass window with the insignia of the five major U.S. commands that operated in the region, and a mosaic ceiling.

## Notable burials

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* Private William D. McGee (1923–1945 †), Medal of Honor recipient
* Lansing McVickar (1895–1945), recipient of the Bronze Star Medal and the Distinguished Service Cross
* George S. Patton (1885–1945), US general
* Sergeant Day G. Turner (1921–1945 †), Medal of Honor recipient
* Sergeant Warren H. Muck, (1922-1945 †), member of E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, portrayed in Band of Brothers
* Private First Class John T. Julian, (1924-1945 †), member of E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, portrayed in Band of Brothers
* Private Patrick Neill, (1926-1945 †), member of E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, portrayed in Band of Brothers
* Private First Class Alex M. Penkala, (1924-1945 †), member of E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, portrayed in Band of Brothers
* Private First Class Kenneth J. Webb, (1920-1945 †), member of E Company, 101st Airborne Division, portrayed in Band of Brothers

## Gallery

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* General Patton's grave

* Grave of Day G. Turner, Medal of Honor recipient

* View from the rear of the cemetery

## See also

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* Sandweiler German war cemetery – about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) away

## References

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1. ^ American Battle Monuments Commission. "Luxembourg American Cemetery". abmc.gov. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

## Further reading

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* Sledge, Michael (2005). Soldier Dead: How We Recover, Identify, Bury, and Honor Our Military Fallen. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 206–07, 210. ISBN 978-0231509374. OCLC 60527603.

## External links

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* American Battle Monuments Commission Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
* Website with photos of the Luxembourg American Cemetery and information on some of the soldiers buried there
* Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial at Find a Grave

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