Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial

Geschiedenis

The Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial contains the graves of 7,992 members of the American military who died in World War II. It is one of fourteen cemeteries for American World War II dead on foreign soil, and is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. The fifty-seven acre cemetery and memorial is located three kilometers northwest of the Walloon village of Henri-Chapelle, which lies approximately 30 kilometers east of Liège, Belgium on highway N3. Aachen, Germany is about 16 kilometers to the east of Henri-Chapelle on N3. It is one of three American war cemeteries in Belgium: Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial (World War I) and Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial (World War II).In 1956 the statue Angel of Peace created by Donal Hord was unveiled at the cemetery.Notable individuals buried at Henri-Chapelle Medal of Honor recipients Brigadier General Frederick W. Castle (1908–1944), for action as an Army Air Force pilot; also the highest in rank buried at Henri-Chapelle. T/4 Truman C. Kimbro (1919–1944), for action against enemy forces in Belgium PFC Francis X. McGraw (1918–1944), for action against enemy forces in Germany James G. Snitzer (1926–1945), film actor William Harrell Nellis (1916–1944), USAAF pilot and namesake of Nellis Air Force Base

"The Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium covers 57 acres and contains 7,992 U.S. military dead from World War II.The headstones are arranged in gentle arcs sweeping across a broad green lawn that slopes gently downhill. A highway passes through the cemetery. West of the highway is an overlook that affords an excellent view of the rolling Belgian countryside, once a battlefield.To the east is the long colonnade with the chapel and map room.On the rectangular piers of the colonnade are inscribed the names of 450 missing."