Sunday, June 13, 2021

Unique and Charming Details of the ABMC's Monuments and Cemeteries

Here's a selection of photos from my visits to the American Battle Monuments Commission monuments and cemeteries in Europe.  The seven cemeteries and 14 memorials overseas vary in size, but I learned after many visits that each of them have unique characteristics. These details reveal, I think, the, talent, dedication, and pride in their mission of the design team that General Pershing put together as the founding leader of the ABMC  Below are a representative sample of what I'm  talking about.  MH

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Fountain, Meuse-Argonne Cemetery



Dedication Blanc Mont Memorial



France and the United States Joining Hands,
Château-Thierry Memorial



Army Branch Friezes, Mont Sec Memorial



Peristyle and Altar of the Oise-Aisne Cemetery
and Memorial



Tribute to Lafayette
Lafayette Escadrille Memorial



Fighting Doughboys, Aisne-Marne (Belleau Wood)
Memorial Chapel



Sundial, St. Mihiel Cemetery



Miss Liberty Atop the Montfaucon Memorial




Entrance, Somme Cemetery



Ceiling, Flanders Fields Cemetery Memorial Chapel



Doughboy Door Handle, St. Mihiel Cemetery



Frieze, Bellicourt (Hindenburg Line) Memorial



Entrance Detail, Meuse-Argonne Cemetery
Memorial Chapel


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