The list is sorted into sections based on the first letter of the soldiers' surnames. This list contains the names of all soldiers who have been either buried in or are listed at the Walls of the Missing at the American War Cemetery Margraten. To contact the cemetery, please click here. The cemetery's visiting address is Amerikaanse Begraafplaats 1 in Margraten, the Netherlands. to 5 p.m., except December 25 and January 1. The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. Learn more about this solemn tribute by visiting its website. This happens during the first week of May, when the Netherlands observe their own Memorial Day. Every two years, volunteers come out to the cemetery to decorate the graves and names on the Walls of the Missing with the soldiers' personal photos, giving a face to their names. In close cooperation with the American Battle Monuments Commission, the Fields of Honor Foundation organizes the biennial The Faces of Margraten tribute at the cemetery.
More information and photos can also be found on the website of the American Battle Monuments Commission. If you like to learn more about the founding of the cemetery, visit the Akkers van Margraten website. For more information about the 'Adopt-A-Grave' program for this cemetery, please visit the website of the Stichting Adoptie Graven Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten (Foundation for Adopting Graves American Cemetery Margraten) at They maintain the program for this cemetery. Besides those who rest here, the names of 1,722 missing soldiers have been recorded at the Walls of the Missing.Įver since 1945, the graves of the soldiers buried here have been adopted by grateful citizens. Major General Maurice Rose, commander of the 3rd Armored Division, is the highest ranking person buried in this cemetery. military award for valor, and four women. Among those buried in the cemetery are six recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. WWII soldiers, of whom many died during Operation Market Garden in September 1944 or during the Allied push into Nazi-Germany. The cemetery is the final resting place of 8,289 U.S. The American War Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten is the sole U.S.
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