Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Infobox Military Cemetery
name=Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
body=American Battle Monuments Commission


caption=Cambridge American Cemetery headstones, with the memorial building behind.
use_dates=1941 - 1945
established=1943
designer=Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean
Olmsted Brothers (landscaping)
coordinates=
nearest_town=Cambridge, England
total=3,812
unknowns=24
by_country=
by_war=
source= [http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/ca.php American Battle Monuments Commission]

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial is a cemetery and chapel near the village of Madingley in Cambridgeshire. It was opened in 1956, and commemorates the American servicemen who died in World War II. It is run by the American Battle Monuments Commission.

The cemetery

The cemetery has approximately 3,812 graves of servicemen who died in the area, including airmen over Europe and sailors from North Atlantic convoys. The inscribed Wall of the Missing includes four representative statues of servicemen, sculpted by American artist Wheeler Williams.

The chapel

The imposing chapel is made of portland stone; the doors of teak are embellished with relief models of WWII military equipment. A great map on the wall shows schematically the air sorties flown from East Anglia, together with convoys across the North Atlantic and other actions in the war. The chapel wall and roof has a mosaic of angels and ghostly aircraft.

External links

* [http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/ca.php ABMC website for Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial]
* [http://www.madingleyamericancemetery.info Damian Lappin's Unofficial Guide - A personal website with a large collection of images]