The Florence American Cemetery and Memorial is about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) south of
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany Regions of Italy, region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilan ...
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Italy
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, about two miles (3 km) south of the Florence-Impruneta exit of the
Rome-Milan autoroute. It covers about , chiefly on the west side of the
Greve river, framed by wooded hills.
Most of those buried here are from the
Fifth Army who died in the fighting that followed the capture of Rome in June 1944; others fell in the heavy fighting in the Apennines between then and 2 May 1945. It is run by the
American Battle Monuments Commission
The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) is an independent agency of the United States government that administers, operates, and maintains permanent U.S. military cemeteries, memorials and monuments primarily outside the United States.
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Notable burials and memorials
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Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...
recipients
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Addison Baker
Lieutenant Colonel Addison Earl Baker (January 1, 1907 – August 1, 1943) was commander of the 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) in the U.S. Army Air Forces who led the group on the low-altitude Allied bombing mission of oil refineries at Ploieş ...
(1907–1943), United States Army Air Corps, for actions in World War II (
cenotaph
A cenotaph is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere. Although the vast majority of cenot ...
)
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Roy W. Harmon (1915–1944), United States Army, for actions against German forces in Italy
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George D. Keathley (1917–1944), United States Army, for actions against enemy forces in Italy
* War Correspondent
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Ralph Barnes
See also
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Florence War Cemetery – a
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations m ...
cemetery near Florence
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Jewish monumental cemetery, Florence
External links
American Battle Monuments Commission home pageABMC Florence cemetery web pageABMC Florence cemetery video .wmvABMC Florence cemetery booklet .pdf*
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World War II cemeteries in Italy
World War II memorials in Italy
American Battle Monuments Commission
Cemeteries in Florence