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'''Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial''' is a [[Second World War]] American military [[war grave]] cemetery, located just outside [[Saint-Avold]], [[Moselle (department)|Moselle]], France. The cemetery, containing 10,481 American soldiers KIA (the second largest number of American burials in Europe, after the [[Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery]] of | '''Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial''' is a [[Second World War]] American military [[war grave]] cemetery, located just outside [[Saint-Avold]], [[Moselle (department)|Moselle]], France. The cemetery, containing 10,481 American soldiers KIA (the second largest number of American burials in Europe, after the [[Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery]] of World War I dead, with 14,246), covers {{convert|113.5|acre|ha|abbr=on}}, was dedicated in 1960. It is administered by the [[American Battle Monuments Commission]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/lorraine-american-cemetery |title=Lorraine American Cemetery |author=American Battle Monuments Commission |website=abmc.gov |date= |publisher= |accessdate=26 February 2019 }}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Notable burials== | ==Notable burials== | ||
* | * Medal of Honor recipients | ||
** Sergeant [[Salvador J. Lara]] (1920–1945{{KIA}}), awarded the medal in 2014<ref>{{cite news|last=Santschi|first=Darrell R.|title=Riverside men to get top honor: Jesus S. Duran and Salvador J. Lara will be awarded the Medal of Honor|newspaper=[[The Press-Enterprise]]|date=February 23, 2014}}</ref> | ** Sergeant [[Salvador J. Lara]] (1920–1945{{KIA}}), awarded the medal in 2014<ref>{{cite news|last=Santschi|first=Darrell R.|title=Riverside men to get top honor: Jesus S. Duran and Salvador J. Lara will be awarded the Medal of Honor|newspaper=[[The Press-Enterprise]]|date=February 23, 2014}}</ref> | ||
** Sergeant [[Andrew Miller (soldier)|Andrew Miller]] (1916–1944{{KIA}}), awarded the medal in 1945 | ** Sergeant [[Andrew Miller (soldier)|Andrew Miller]] (1916–1944{{KIA}}), awarded the medal in 1945 | ||