The Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial site in England, 30.5 acres in total, was donated by the University of Cambridge. It lies on a slope with the west and south sides framed by woodland. The cemetery contains the remains of 3,812 of our war dead; 5,127 names are recorded on the Walls of the Missing. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. Most died in the Battle of the Atlantic or in the strategic air bombardment of northwest Europe.
From the flagpole platform near the main entrance, the great mall with its reflecting pools stretches eastward. It is from the mall that the wide, sweeping curve of the burial area across the lawn is best appreciated. Along the south side are the Walls of the Missing, and at the far end is the memorial with a chapel, two huge military maps, stained glass windows bearing the state seals and military decorations, and a mosaic ceiling memorial honoring the dead of our air forces.
A new, 4,000-square-foot center visitor center opened in May 2014. Through interpretive exhibits that incorporate personal stories, photographs, films, and interactive displays, visitors will gain a better understanding of this critical campaign that contributed to the Allied victory in Europe during World War II.
(23 graves, 14 names on the Wall of the Missing)
Lt. Richard T. Bennett
23 July 1921 – 26 July 1944
751st Bomb Squadron
Plot E, Row 2, Grave 114
Sgt. Everett Broadie
unknown – 11 July 1944
748th Bomb Squadron
Plot F, Row 3, Grave 13
Lt. Owen Baylis Coffman
1 February 1920 – 21 April 1944
748th Bomb Squadron
Plot B, Row 2, Grave 57
Maj. William Knox Doherty jr.
18 April 1921 – 6 February 1945
750th Bomb Squadron
Plot A, Row 7, Grave 33
Maj. Edward Barron Dozier
5 January 1919 – 5 April 1945
748th Bomb Squadron
Plot E, Row 1, Grave 28
Sgt. Oscar Anthony Gascon jr.
1 January 1924 – 28 May 1944
751st Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
Lt. Walter Blane Graves
7 May 1920 – 23 December 1944
749th Bomb Squadron
Plot D, Row 2, Grave 38
Sgt. Edward Arthur Grover jr.
3 June 1921 – 25 February 1945
750th Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
Lt. James Phillip Guyot
15 October 1921 – 5 April 1945
748th Bomb Squadron
Plot E, Row 5, Grave 28
Sgt. Charles Held
unknown – 19 February 1945
751st Bomb Squadron
Plot A, Row 5, Grave 24
Sgt. Oscar Clinton Hightower
9 February 1912 – 14 June 1944
750th Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
Sgt. Chester V. Hudec
1920 – 14 June 1944
750th Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
Capt. Roy E. Kerr
unknown – 6 February 1945
750th Bomb Squadron
Plot F, Row 6, Grave 105
F/O Joseph L. Kilmer
unknown – 23 December 1944
749th Bomb Squadron
Plot D, Row 7, Grave 8
Sgt. James J. Kilroy
unknown – 28 May 1944
751st Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
Lt. Roy H. Kirk jr.
unknown – 28 February 1945
750th Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
Sgt. Willard Krueger
unknown – 28 February 1945
750th Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
Lt. Richard L. Mack
1921 – 22 February 1945
751st Bomb Squadron
Plot F, Row 1, Grave 44
Sgt. Earl Andrew Markwalder
14 September 1923 – 7 July 1944
751st Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
Capt. Vinton H. Mays
unknown – 7 October 1944
751st Bomb Squadron
Plot E, Row 1, Grave 120
Lt. Edward A. McNeal jr.
unknown – 1944
750th Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
Lt. Francis A. Minturn
25 February 1921 – 7 July 1944
751st Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
Sgt. Donald Lee Moore
unknown – 21 April 1944
748th Bomb Squadron
Plot F, Row 1, Grave 31
Sgt. Paul R. Moore
8 November 1920 – 28 May 1944
751st Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
F/O Keith W. Morgan
unknown – 14 June 1944
750th Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
Lt. Joseph Jacob Paddock Jr.
1917 – 21 April 1944
748th Bomb Squadron
Plot B, Row 7, Grave 57
Sgt. Donald Robert Peacock
19 October 1922 – 24 December 1944
750th Bomb Squadron
Plot D, Row 6, Grave 8
Sgt. Robert W. Pinckney
6 September 1917 – 5 April 1945
748th Bomb Squadron
Plot E, Row 1, Grave 33
Sgt. Joseph T. Schembri
unknown – 27 September 1944
750th Bomb Squadron
Plot F, Row 5, Grave 118
Sgt. Bernard E. Sidebottom
17 March 1923 – 19 October 1944
750th Bomb Squadron
Plot D, Row 1, Grave 54
Lt. Donald Leland Snow
2 September 1923 – 5 April 1945
748th Bomb Squadron
Plot E, Row 6, Grave 28
Lt. Herbert L. ‘Sam’ Stempler
2 March 1917 – 5 April 1945
748th Bomb Squadron
Plot F, Row 7, Grave 66
Lt. John ‘Jack’ E. Taifer
unknown – 5 April 1945
748th Bomb Squadron
Plot E, Row 2, Grave 33
Sgt. Edwin Dale Waggoner
1924 – 4 May 1944
748th Bomb Squadron
Plot C, Row 2, Grave 2
Sgt. Leroy Edward Wetzel
2 July 1925 – 7 November 1944
749th Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing
Sgt. Earl Edward Whitnack
14 August 1925 – 19 February 1945
751st Bomb Squadron
Plot F, Row 1, Grave 99
Sgt. Glenn McNelly Wisdom
22 January 1913 – 8 November 1944
749th Bomb Squadron
Wall of the Missing