Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
and Memorial
American Battle Monuments Commission
Used for those deceased 1941–1945
Established1945
Location50°41′49″N 5°54′00″E / 50.697°N 5.900°E / 50.697; 5.900
near 
Designed byHolabird, Root and Burgee
of Chicago, Illinois
Franz Lipp of Chicago, Illinois
(landscaping)
Total burials7,992
Unknowns
94
Statistics source: ABMC Henri-Chapelle website

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War American military war grave cemetery in eastern Belgium. It is 3 km (2 mi) northwest of Henri-Chapelle, about 30 km (20 mi) east of Liège. Dedicated in 1960, the cemetery contains 7,992 American war dead and covers 57 acres (23 ha).

One of three American war cemeteries in Belgium (along with the Ardennes American Cemetery and Flanders Field) it is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).[1]

  1. ^ American Battle Monuments Commission (January 1960). "Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery". abmc.gov. Retrieved 22 February 2019.