FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press release
During Memorial Day weekend, ABMC sites throughout the world will pay tribute to the more than 200,000 men and women honored overseas.
Select a link below to see details for each ceremony.
In recognition of Jazz Appreciation Month (April), the American Battle Monuments Commission honors Major Alton Glenn Miller, memorialized on the Wall of the Missing in the Cambridge Americ
In keeping with guidance from local authorities, Netherlands American Cemetery is now fully open.
To help ensure the safety of all, visitors are asked to wear masks, respect social distancing and follow guidance from cemetery personnel.
In keeping with guidance from local authorities, Florence and Sicily-Rome American Cemeteries in Italy are now fully open.
Inez Crittenden was an American communications volunteer, also known as an “Hello Girl.” Inez Ann Murphy Crittenden was born in September 1887, and raised in a bi-lingual (French and English) household.
Emily Harper Rea joined the American Red Cross (ARC) in 1943. The ARC provided recreational services to servicemen in different theatres of operations.
Dorothy J. Burdge was a schoolteacher before going overseas as an American Red Cross worker. She was sent overseas by the ARC in Sept.