Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
American Battle Monuments Commission
	Cambridge American Cemetery headstones, with the memorial building behind.
	Used for those deceased 1941–1945
Established	1943
Location	52°12′58″N 0°03′14″E / 52.2161°N 0.0538°E; near Cambridge, England
Designed by	Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean (architects); Olmsted Brothers (landscaping)
Total burials	3,812
Unknowns	24
Burials by war
	World War II 3,812
	Statistics source: American Battle Monuments Commission

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II American military war grave cemetery, lying between the villages of Coton and Madingley, 7 km (4.3 mi) north-west of Cambridge, England. The cemetery, dedicated in 1956, contains 3,811 American war dead and covers 30.5 acres (12.3 ha). It is one of 26 overseas military cemeteries administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).^[1]

The memorial is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England.^[2]

^ American Battle Monuments Commission. "Cambridge American Cemetery". abmc.gov. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
^ Historic England. "Memorial chapel and attached walls, steps and pool surrounds at American Military Cemetery, St Neots Road (1376611)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[1] American Battle Monuments Commission. "Cambridge American Cemetery". abmc.gov. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

[NHLE-2] Historic England. "Memorial chapel and attached walls, steps and pool surrounds at American Military Cemetery, St Neots Road (1376611)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

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