Place:Brittany American Cemetery, Saint-James, Manche, France

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NameBrittany American Cemetery
TypeCemetery
Coordinates48.519983°N 1.301117°W
Located inSaint-James, Manche, France


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The Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Saint-James, Normandy, France, near the northeastern edge of Brittany. It contains the remains of 4,410 of World War II American soldiers, most of whom lost their lives in the Normandy and Brittany campaigns of 1944. Along the retaining wall of the memorial terrace are inscribed the names of 498 of the missing. Rosettes mark the names of soldiers whose remains have been identified.

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