The Suresnes American Cemetery (

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: ''Cimetière américain de Suresnes'') is a United States military cemetery in the

Suresnes Suresnes () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. Located in Hauts-de-Seine, from the centre of Paris, it had a population of 49,145 as of 2016. The nearest communes are Nanterre, Puteaux, Rueil-Malmaison, Saint-Cloud a ...

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. It is the resting place of 1,541 American soldiers killed in

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. A panoramic view of

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can be seen from the site, which is located high on the slopes of Mont-Valérien.

History

Cemetery

Originally a

cemetery, designed in 1922 on Boulevard Washington by French architect

Jacques Gréber Jacques-Henri-Auguste Gréber (10 September 1882 – 5 June 1962) was a French architect specializing in landscape architecture and urban design. He was a strong proponent of the Beaux-Arts style and a contributor to the City Beautiful movemen ...

, Suresnes American Cemetery now shelters the remains of U.S. dead of both World Wars. The cemetery contains the remains of 1,541 Americans who died in World War I and 24 Unknown dead of

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. 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

The World War I memorial chapel was enlarged by the addition of two loggias dedicated to the dead of World Wars I and II, respectively. In the rooms at the ends of the loggias are white marble figures in memory of those who lost their lives in the two wars. Inscribed on the loggia walls is a summary of the loss of life in the Armed forces of the United States in each war, together with the location of the overseas commemorative cemeteries where American war dead are buried.

Notable burials

Inez Crittenden Inez Ann Murphy Crittenden (1887 – November 11, 1918) was a leader of the "Hello Girls", the U. S. Telephone Corps in France during World War I. Early life Inez Ann Murphy was born in California, the daughter of T. P. Murphy and Emily Murphy. ...

(1887–1918), leader of the Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit in France in World War I *

Willard Dickerman Straight Willard Dickerman Straight (January 31, 1880 – December 1, 1918) was an American investment banker, publisher, reporter, diplomat and by marriage, a member of the very wealthy Whitney family. He was a promoter of Chinese arts and investments, an ...

(1880–1918), U.S. diplomat, investment banker, publisher, reporter and United States Army major

Gallery

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References

External links

; Government * ; General information * * {{portal bar, France, United States, World War I, World War II American Battle Monuments Commission Cemeteries in Hauts-de-Seine World War I cemeteries in France World War I memorials in France World War II cemeteries in France World War II memorials in France American Cemetery and Memorial