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The '''Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery''' ({{langx|fr|Cimetière Américain (Meuse-Argonne)|links=no}}) is a {{convert|130.5|acre|sing=on}} | The '''Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery''' ({{langx|fr|Cimetière Américain (Meuse-Argonne)|links=no}}) is a {{convert|130.5|acre|sing=on}} World War I cemetery in [[France]]. It is located east of the village of [[Romagne-sous-Montfaucon]] in [[Meuse (department)|Meuse]]. The cemetery contains the largest number of American military dead in Europe (14,246),<ref>[http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/ma.php American Battle Monuments Commission<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060211134043/http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/ma.php |date=2006-02-11 }}<br />{{cite book|author=Edward G. Lengel |title=To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918 The Epic Battle That Ended the First World War |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1pxkmbci77cC&pg=PA2 |year=2008 |publisher=Henry Holt and Company |isbn=978-0805079319 |pages=2–3 }}</ref> most of whom lost their lives during the [[Meuse-Argonne Offensive]] and were buried there.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chris Dickon|title=The Foreign Burial of American War Dead: A History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxR--SO3UnEC&pg=PA63|year= 2011|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0786485017|page=63}}</ref> | ||
The cemetery consists of eight sections behind a large central reflection pool. Beyond the grave sections is a chapel which is decorated with stained glass windows depicting American units' insignias. Along the walls of the chapel area are the tablets of the [[Missing in action|missing]] which include the names of those soldiers who fought in the region and in northern Russia, but have no known grave. It also includes the [[Meuse-Argonne American Memorial]]. This cemetery is maintained by the [[American Battle Monuments Commission]]. It is open daily to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The cemetery is closed January 1 and December 25, but is open on all other holidays. | The cemetery consists of eight sections behind a large central reflection pool. Beyond the grave sections is a chapel which is decorated with stained glass windows depicting American units' insignias. Along the walls of the chapel area are the tablets of the [[Missing in action|missing]] which include the names of those soldiers who fought in the region and in northern Russia, but have no known grave. It also includes the [[Meuse-Argonne American Memorial]]. This cemetery is maintained by the [[American Battle Monuments Commission]]. It is open daily to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The cemetery is closed January 1 and December 25, but is open on all other holidays. | ||