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'''Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial''' is the only American Military Cemetery of | '''Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial''' is the only American Military Cemetery of World War I in the British Isles. Located approximately {{convert|28|mi|km}} southwest of London, Brookwood American Cemetery contains the graves of 468 American war dead, including the graves of 41 unknown servicemen, from World War I.<ref>[http://abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/brookwood-american-cemetery Brookwood American Military Cemetery on the AMBC website]</ref> | ||
Maintained by the [[American Battle Monuments Commission]], the cemetery of {{convert|4.5|acre}} lies to the west of the civilian [[Brookwood Cemetery]], built by the [[London Necropolis Company]] and opened in 1854. The American cemetery is flanked by the much larger Brookwood Military Cemetery, maintained by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]], which contains more than 5,000 war dead from the two world wars. | Maintained by the [[American Battle Monuments Commission]], the cemetery of {{convert|4.5|acre}} lies to the west of the civilian [[Brookwood Cemetery]], built by the [[London Necropolis Company]] and opened in 1854. The American cemetery is flanked by the much larger Brookwood Military Cemetery, maintained by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]], which contains more than 5,000 war dead from the two world wars. | ||
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There are two | There are two Medal of Honor recipients honored at Brookwood American Cemetery. Gunner's Mate First Class [[Osmond Ingram]] was the first sailor to receive the award in World War I. On [[Action of 15 October 1917|15 October 1917]], Ingram was serving on the USS ''[[USS Cassin (DD-43)|Cassin]]''. He spotted an incoming torpedo and attempted to release the ship's load of depth charges before the torpedo struck the ship on the aft side. The torpedo struck the ship before he could accomplish his purpose and Ingram was killed by the explosion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/worldwari.html |title=Medal of Honor Recipients – World War I |website=U.S. Army Center of Military History |access-date=June 26, 2018 |archive-date=October 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018140904/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/worldwari.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ingram's body was never recovered; his name is engraved in gold on the wall of the chapel with other crewmen of the ''Cassin''. Also honored is Medal of Honor recipient [[Gustav A. Sundquist]], who fought in the Spanish–American War and who later drowned at sea on August 25, 1918.<ref>[http://www.vconline.org.uk/gustav-a-sundquist/4594357842 vconline.org.uk]</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||