Netherlands American Cemetery

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
American Battle Monuments Commission
Netherlands American Cemetery
Used for those deceased 1941–1945
Location50°49′N 5°48′E / 50.817°N 5.800°E / 50.817; 5.800
near 
Total burialsMore than 8,000, see note 1
Burials by nation
United States: More than 8,000, see note 1
Burials by war
World War II: More than 8,000, see note 1
Statistics source: American Battle Monuments Commission

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial (Dutch: Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten) is a Second World War military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Margraten, 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Maastricht, in the most southern part of the Netherlands. The cemetery, the only American one in the Netherlands and dedicated in 1960, contains a constantly varying number above 8,000 [1] American war dead and covers 65.5 acres (26.5 ha). It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).[2]

  1. ^ The number varies due to an ongoing program of disinterments and reinterments related to attempts to identify unknowns across all WW II ABMC sites - Williams Shanes, Deputy Director ABMC
  2. ^ American Battle Monuments Commission. "Netherlands American Cemetery". abmc.gov. Retrieved 22 February 2019.