Amelia

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Posted: 16 May 2017


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All of the American States are shown in the windows of the Chapel.

All of the American States are shown in the windows of the Chapel.
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial is a cemetery and chapel between the villages of Coton and Madingley in Cambridgeshire, England. It was opened in 1956, and commemorates American servicemen and women who died in World War II. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
The cemetery dates to 1943, when it was opened as a temporary cemetery on 30.5 acres of land donated by the University of Cambridge. After the war, it was selected as the only permanent American World War II military cemetery in the British Isles.
The cemetery contains 3,809 headstones, with the remains of 3,812 servicemen, including airmen who died over Europe and sailors from North Atlantic convoys. The inscribed Wall of the Missing includes four representative statues of servicemen, sculpted by American artist Wheeler Williams. The wall records the names of 5,127 missing servicemen, most of whom died in the Battle of the Atlantic or in the strategic air bombardment of northwest Europe.

The cemetery is beautifully maintained, but is such a sad reminder of the pity of war.

Erhard Bernstein, Rosalyn Hilborne, tiabunna, Gudrun and 3 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Amelia
Amelia club
The windows depict the States of America in the order of admission. If you are interested you can look at this website.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union
7 years ago.
 Sarah O'
Sarah O' club
The Window is quite beautiful and Ive always known of the beautiful burial grounds there for our Thousands of brave American Soldiers.

kind wishes, Sarah
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
That's quite a striking window.
7 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Beautiful! A striking modern window.
Best wishes, Rosa.
7 years ago.

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