North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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American Battle Monuments Commission | |
Used for those deceased 1943 | |
Location | 36°51′56″N 10°19′46″E / 36.86556°N 10.32944°E near Carthage, Tunisia |
Total burials | 2,841 |
Burials by nation | |
* United States: 2,841 | |
Burials by war | |
* World War II: 2,841 | |
Statistics source: American Battle Monuments Commission |
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War military war grave cemetery, located in the town of Carthage in Tunisia. The cemetery, the only American one in North Africa and dedicated in 1960, contains 2,841 American war dead and covers 27 acres (11 ha). It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.[1][2]