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Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial: Difference between revisions
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|use_dates=1941–1945 | |use_dates=1941–1945 | ||
|established=1945 | |established=1945 | ||
|designer=[[Holabird & Roche|Holabird, Root and Burgee]]<br>of | |designer=[[Holabird & Roche|Holabird, Root and Burgee]]<br>of Chicago, Illinois<br>Franz Lipp of Chicago, Illinois<br> <small>(landscaping)</small> | ||
|coordinates={{coord|50.697|N|5.900|E|type:landmark_region:BE|display=inline,title}} | |coordinates={{coord|50.697|N|5.900|E|type:landmark_region:BE|display=inline,title}} | ||
|nearest_town=[[Welkenraedt]], [[Belgium]] | |nearest_town=[[Welkenraedt]], [[Belgium]] | ||
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[[Image:Brig-Gen-FW-Castle.JPG|thumb|Grave of [[Frederick Walker Castle|General Castle]], the highest ranking U.S. soldier buried at Henri-Chapelle]] | [[Image:Brig-Gen-FW-Castle.JPG|thumb|Grave of [[Frederick Walker Castle|General Castle]], the highest ranking U.S. soldier buried at Henri-Chapelle]] | ||
Several | Several Medal of Honor recipients are buried in the cemetery: | ||
* [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]] [[Frederick Walker Castle|Frederick W. Castle]] (1908–1944{{KIA}}), for action as an [[United States Army Air Forces|Army Air Forces]] [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17]] pilot, the highest in rank buried at Henri-Chapelle; namesake of [[Castle Air Force Base]] | * [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]] [[Frederick Walker Castle|Frederick W. Castle]] (1908–1944{{KIA}}), for action as an [[United States Army Air Forces|Army Air Forces]] [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17]] pilot, the highest in rank buried at Henri-Chapelle; namesake of [[Castle Air Force Base]] | ||
* [[Technician Fourth Grade|T/4]] [[Truman Kimbro|Truman C. Kimbro]] (1919–1944{{KIA}}), for action against enemy forces in Belgium | * [[Technician Fourth Grade|T/4]] [[Truman Kimbro|Truman C. Kimbro]] (1919–1944{{KIA}}), for action against enemy forces in Belgium | ||