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In 1934, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] signed an executive order transferring control of the eight cemeteries to the ABMC, and made the commission responsible for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of all future permanent American military burial grounds outside the United States.
In 1934, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] signed an executive order transferring control of the eight cemeteries to the ABMC, and made the commission responsible for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of all future permanent American military burial grounds outside the United States.


The ABMC has been the caretaker of cemeteries, monuments and memorials for World War I, [[World War II]], the [[Korean War]], the [[Vietnam War]] and the [[Mexican–American War]]. In 2013,  [[Clark Veterans Cemetery]] in the Philippines became the 25th site under the control of the commission. Clark Veterans Cemetery dates back to the [[Philippine–American War]] at the turn of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web| title=ABMC to Assume Control of Clark Veterans Cemetery| url=http://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/abmc-assume-control-clark-veterans-cemetery| publisher=American Battle Monuments Commission| date=December 16, 2013| access-date=2 March 2015| archive-date=14 February 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214115802/http://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/abmc-assume-control-clark-veterans-cemetery| url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Lafayette Escadrille]] Memorial Cemetery outside Paris, France was added to the commission's responsibilities in 2017.<ref>{{cite web| title=ABMC Assumes Ownership of Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery| url=https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/abmc-assumes-ownership-lafayette-escadrille-memorial-cemetery| publisher=American Battle Monuments Commission| date=January 9, 2017| access-date=7 February 2018| archive-date=12 October 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012165635/https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/abmc-assumes-ownership-lafayette-escadrille-memorial-cemetery| url-status=live}}</ref>
The ABMC has been the caretaker of cemeteries, monuments and memorials for World War I, [[World War II]], the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the [[Mexican–American War]]. In 2013,  [[Clark Veterans Cemetery]] in the Philippines became the 25th site under the control of the commission. Clark Veterans Cemetery dates back to the [[Philippine–American War]] at the turn of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web| title=ABMC to Assume Control of Clark Veterans Cemetery| url=http://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/abmc-assume-control-clark-veterans-cemetery| publisher=American Battle Monuments Commission| date=December 16, 2013| access-date=2 March 2015| archive-date=14 February 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214115802/http://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/abmc-assume-control-clark-veterans-cemetery| url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Lafayette Escadrille]] Memorial Cemetery outside Paris, France was added to the commission's responsibilities in 2017.<ref>{{cite web| title=ABMC Assumes Ownership of Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery| url=https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/abmc-assumes-ownership-lafayette-escadrille-memorial-cemetery| publisher=American Battle Monuments Commission| date=January 9, 2017| access-date=7 February 2018| archive-date=12 October 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012165635/https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/abmc-assumes-ownership-lafayette-escadrille-memorial-cemetery| url-status=live}}</ref>


==Structure==
==Structure==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;line-height:1.4em;"
!! scope="col" style="background-color: #d5bb7b; color: #000000; white-space:nowrap;" |Cemetery
!! scope="col" style="background-color: #d5bb7b; color: #000000; white-space:nowrap;" |Cemetery
!! scope="col" style="background-color: #d5bb7b; color: #000000; white-space:nowrap;" |Country
!! scope="col" style="background-color: #d5bb7b; color: #000000;" |Conflict
!! scope="col" style="background-color: #d5bb7b; color: #000000;" |Conflict
!! scope="col" style="background-color: #d5bb7b; color: #000000;" |Dedicated
!! scope="col" style="background-color: #d5bb7b; color: #000000;" |Dedicated
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|World War I
|[[World War I]]
|1937
|1937
|2,289
|2,289
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|Belgium}}
|[[World War II]]
|[[World War II]]
|1960
|1960
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1956
|1956
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|World War I
|World War I
|1937
|1937
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1956
|1956
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Clark Veterans Cemetery]]
|[[Clark Veterans Cemetery]]
|{{Flag|Philippines}}
|[[Philippine–American War]]<br>and after
|[[Philippine–American War]]<br>and after
|c. 1900<br>2013 (with ABMC)
|c. 1900<br>2013 (with ABMC)
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|Panama}}
|veterans of the<br>[[Mexican–American War]]<br>American Civil War<br>World War I<br>[[World War II]]
|veterans of the<br>[[Mexican–American War]]<br>[[American Civil War]]<br>[[World War I]]<br>[[World War II]]
|1914<br>1982 (with ABMC)
|1914<br>1982 (with ABMC)
|5,450
|5,450
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1944<br>1956 (with ABMC)
|1944<br>1956 (with ABMC)
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|Belgium}}
|World War I
|World War I
|1937
|1937
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Florence American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Florence American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1960
|1960
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|Belgium}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1960
|1960
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Lafayette Escadrille#Tributes|Lafayette Escadrille Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Lafayette Escadrille#Tributes|Lafayette Escadrille Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|World War I
|World War I
|1928 <br>2017 (with ABMC)
|1928 <br>2017 (with ABMC)
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1960
|1960
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|Luxembourg}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1960
|1960
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Manila American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Manila American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|Philippines}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1960
|1960
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|World War I
|World War I
|1937
|1937
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Mexico City National Cemetery]]
|[[Mexico City National Cemetery]]
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|[[Mexican–American War]]
|[[Mexican–American War]]
|1851
|1851
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1960
|1960
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1956
|1956
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|Tunisia}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1960
|1960
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|World War I
|World War I
|1937
|1937
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1956
|1956
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|World War II
|World War II
|1956
|1956
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Somme American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Somme American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|World War I
|World War I
|1937
|1937
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|World War I
|World War I
|1937
|1937
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|[[Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|World War I
|World War I
|1937
|1937
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[Battery Park#East Coast Memorial|East Coast Memorial for the Missing]]
|[[Battery Park#East Coast Memorial|East Coast Memorial for the Missing]]
|[[New York City]]
|New York City
|{{Flag|United States}}
|{{Flag|United States}}
|4,611 U.S. sailors and service members lost in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] during the war
|4,611 U.S. sailors and service members lost in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] during the war
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|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|[[West Coast Memorial to the Missing of World War II|West Coast Memorial to the Missing]]
|[[West Coast Memorial to the Missing of World War II|West Coast Memorial to the Missing]]
|[[San Francisco]]
|San Francisco
|{{Flag|United States}}
|{{Flag|United States}}
|417 U.S. sailors and service members lost in the Pacific Ocean theater
|417 U.S. sailors and service members lost in the Pacific Ocean theater
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|{{Flag|South Korea}}
|{{Flag|South Korea}}
|U.S. service members who fought in the Korean War
|U.S. service members who fought in the Korean War
|[[Korean War]]
|Korean War
|[https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/pacific/korean-war-monument-busan Details]
|[https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/pacific/korean-war-monument-busan Details]
|}
|}
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