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The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, is located just outside of Saint-Avold, Moselle, France. It covers and contains 10,489 graves, the largest number of any American World War II cemetery in Europe.〔(ABMC Lorraine Cemetery web page ) Retrieved 29 November 2014〕 Those interred died mostly in the autumn of 1944 during the drive to the Siegfried Line as the Americans sought to expel the Germans; they were mainly part of the U.S. Third and Seventh Armies. The cemetery is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. Notable burials include: * Al Blozis (1919–1945), Football Player * Willard Bowsky (1907–1944), animator * Salvador J. Lara (?–1945), Medal of Honor recipient * Andrew Miller (died 1944), Medal of Honor recipient * George Preddy (1919–1944), flying ace, buried next to his brother William Preddy * David C. Waybur (c. 1921–1945), Medal of Honor recipient ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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