American War Dead

Discussion in 'US Units' started by David Layne, Jul 25, 2014.

  1. David Layne

    David Layne Well-Known Member

    Is there an American equivalent to the CWGC?
     
  2. SDP

    SDP Incurable Cometoholic

    I believe it's the American Battle Monuments Commission.

    According to some literature I picked up at the Normandy American Cemetery next to Omaha Beach a few weeks ago, the stated aim is to ...'maintain 25 American cemeteries and 26 memorials, monuments and markers in 16 countries. The Commission works to fulfill the vision.....time will not dim the glory of their deeds. '.

    Their web address is www.abmc.gov
     
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  3. David Layne

    David Layne Well-Known Member

    Thank you
     
  4. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    abmc only lists casualties whose graves they look after.
    it will not list casualties whose bodies were repatriated back to the USA.
     
  5. David Layne

    David Layne Well-Known Member

    Thanks Owen that explains why I could not find the casualty that I was looking for. So as far as we know there is no similar listing as the CWGC?
     
  6. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    David, try looking at find-a-grave. I have found a good many graves for men I am looking for. It is hit or miss, but sometimes is the option.
     
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  7. idler

    idler GeneralList

    Nothing in the public domain, as far as I know. However, there must be other sources as there are some unit monuments at OMAHA with extensive rolls of honour (I haven't quite rationalised the 'certainty' of the rolls with the uncertainty of D-Day casualty numbers in most published sources).
     
  8. Doc

    Doc Senior Member

    Try the Veterans Administration National Cemetery Administration

    http://www.cem.va.gov

    They have a gravesite locator on their webpage-- it includes veterans buried in national and state cemeteries, national park cemeteries, and some others if there is a government-furnished gravestone. Not complete, but it's a good complement to the ABMC site.
     

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