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|image = [[File:Cimetière américain du Saillant de Saint-Mihiel.jpg|300px]] | |image = [[File:Cimetière américain du Saillant de Saint-Mihiel.jpg|300px]] | ||
|caption = Entrance Gate to the Saint Mihiel American Cemetery | |caption = Entrance Gate to the Saint Mihiel American Cemetery | ||
|commemorates= | |commemorates= World War I | ||
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|coordinates = {{coord|48|57|25|N|5|51|11|E|name=St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial|display=title,inline}} | |coordinates = {{coord|48|57|25|N|5|51|11|E|name=St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial|display=title,inline}} | ||
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The '''St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial''' is located at the west edge of [[Thiaucourt]] ([[Meurthe-et-Moselle]]), France. The {{convert|40.5|acre}} cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American military dead from | The '''St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial''' is located at the west edge of [[Thiaucourt]] ([[Meurthe-et-Moselle]]), France. The {{convert|40.5|acre}} cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American military dead from World War I. The majority of these died in the [[Battle of Saint-Mihiel]], an offensive that resulted in the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient that threatened [[Paris]]. The [[American Battle Monuments Commission]] administers the cemetery. | ||
==Cemetery design== | ==Cemetery design== | ||
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==Notable burials== | ==Notable burials== | ||
* 2 Lieut. [[John Hunter Wickersham]] (1890–1918{{KIA}}), recipient of the | * 2 Lieut. [[John Hunter Wickersham]] (1890–1918{{KIA}}), recipient of the Medal of Honor for action in the St. Mihiel offensive | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||