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The '''Suresnes American Cemetery''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Cimetière américain de Suresnes'') is a United States military cemetery in [[Suresnes]], [[Hauts-de-Seine]], [[France]]. It is the resting place of 1,541 American soldiers killed in | The '''Suresnes American Cemetery''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Cimetière américain de Suresnes'') is a United States military cemetery in [[Suresnes]], [[Hauts-de-Seine]], [[France]]. It is the resting place of 1,541 American soldiers killed in World War I. A panoramic view of [[Paris]] can be seen from the site, which is located high on the slopes of [[Fort Mont-Valérien|Mont-Valérien]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Cemetery=== | ===Cemetery=== | ||
[[File:Cimetière américain de Suresnes.JPG|left|thumb|Entrance board]] | [[File:Cimetière américain de Suresnes.JPG|left|thumb|Entrance board]] | ||
Originally a | Originally a World War I cemetery, designed in 1922 on Boulevard Washington by French architect [[Jacques Gréber]], Suresnes American Cemetery now shelters the remains of U.S. dead of both World Wars. The {{convert|3|ha|adj=on}} cemetery contains the remains of 1,541 Americans who died in World War I and 24 Unknown dead of [[World War II]]. Bronze tablets on the walls of the chapel record the names of 974 World War I missing. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. | ||
===Memorial=== | ===Memorial=== | ||