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Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial

The Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial is a 42-acre (17 ha) World War I cemetery in Belleau, Northern France. It is located at the foot of the hill where the Battle of Belleau Wood was fought, with many American fatalities. The cemetery also contains burials from the Battle of Château-Thierry, later that summer.

Cemetery
The cemetery itself is laid out in the form of the capital letter T, with the Memorial Chapel crowning the T-shape on a small hill to south, the cross-bars making up the two burial plots and the pathway leading into the cemetery making up the stem of the letter-shape. Each of the two burial plots (Plot A and Plot B) contain 13 rows of headstones, which consist of either Stars of David or Latin crosses. There are 2,289 burials in the cemetery, 250 of which contain unknown remains. ==Memorial Chapel==
Memorial Chapel
The Memorial Chapel is built over the site of front-line battle trenches dug in defense of Belleau Wood. When entering the Memorial Chapel, one can see on the wall to the right a small hole that was made by a passing German anti-tank gun. Looking above the inside entrance door, one will see the following inscription: The names of 1,060 soldiers missing in action are inscribed on the Chapel's walls. ==Notable burials==
Notable burials
• US Navy Lt. (j.g.) Weedon E. Osborne (1892–1918), recipient of the Medal of Honor • Major Allen Melancthon Sumner (1882-1918) USMC officer awarded the Croix de Guerre and Silver Star ==Gallery==
Gallery
File:Entrance gate at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France, 1923 (21437641814).jpg|Entrance gate, 1923 File:93rd anniversary Battle of BelleauWood.jpg|U.S. Marines and French soldiers during the 93rd anniversary service of the Battle for Belleau Wood in 2011. File:Cimetière américain du bois Belleau 4.jpg ==See also==
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