American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
The American War Cemetery and Memorial at Henri-Chapelle is one of three American war cemeteries in Belgium. Two of them, including the Henri-Chapelle Cemetery, are the final resting places of American war victims from the Second World War. The cemetery, located in the town of Hombourg, is the final resting place of 7,987 American war victims, including three recipients of the Medal of Honour, the highest American military decoration for bravery. In addition to those buried here, the names of 450 missing soldiers are engraved on the Walls of the Missing. Many of the soldiers buried or commemorated here died in the Battle of the Bulge.
For more information and photos of the cemetery, please visit the cemetery page on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.
The cemetery is open to the public daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on 25 December and 1 January. The visiting address of the cemetery is 159, rue du Mémorial Américain in Hombourg, Belgium. To contact the cemetery, please click here.
8,346 soldiers remembered
Adopt a grave
If you would like to learn more about the Henri-Chapelle American War Cemetery or the possibility of adopting the grave of a fallen American soldier at this cemetery, please visit the website of the American Overseas Memorial Day Association. In addition to maintaining the Adopt-A-Grave programme for the cemetery, the association also organises the annual Memorial Day ceremony and other events.
