Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
| Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | |
|---|---|
| American Battle Monuments Commission | |
Lorraine American Military Cemetery, Memorial Day 2010, ceremonial wreaths | |
| Used for those deceased 1944–1945 | |
| Established | September 1944 (Completed 1960) |
| Location | 49°7′19″N 6°43′3″E / 49.12194°N 6.71750°E near Saint-Avold, Moselle, France |
| Designed by | Murphy & Locraft, Washington, D.C. (Monument) Allyn R. Jennings of Oley, Pennsylvania (Landscaping) |
| Total burials | 10,481 |
| Commemorated | 444 |
| Burials by nation | |
United States | |
| Burials by war | |
| Statistics source: ABMC website | |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War American military war grave cemetery, located just outside Saint-Avold, Moselle, France. The cemetery, containing 10,481 American soldiers KIA (the second largest number of American burials in Europe, after the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery of World War I dead, with 14,246), covers 113.5 acres (45.9 ha), was dedicated in 1960. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.