Florence American Cemetery and Memorial
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The Florence American Cemetery and Memorial is about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) south of Florence, Italy, about two miles (3 km) south of the Florence-Impruneta exit of the Rome-Milan autoroute. It covers about Script error: No such module "convert"., chiefly on the west side of the Greve river, framed by wooded hills.
Most of those buried here are from the Fifth Army who died in the fighting that followed the capture of Rome in June 1944; others fell in the heavy fighting in the Apennines between then and 2 May 1945. It is run by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Notable burials and memorials
- Medal of Honor recipients
- Addison Baker (1907–1943 †), United States Army Air Corps, for actions in World War II (cenotaph)
- Roy W. Harmon (1915–1944 †), United States Army, for actions against German forces in Italy
- George D. Keathley (1917–1944 †), United States Army, for actions against enemy forces in Italy
- War Correspondent
See also
- Florence War Cemetery – a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery near Florence
- Jewish monumental cemetery, Florence
External links
- American Battle Monuments Commission home page
- ABMC Florence cemetery web page
- ABMC Florence cemetery video .wmv
- ABMC Florence cemetery booklet .pdf
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