Sicily-Rome American Cemetery

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The Sicily-Rome American Cemetery is a World War II military cemetery in Italy that serves as the burial and memorial site for thousands of American service members who died during the Sicilian and Italian campaigns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery
World War II cemetery
military cemetery
administeredFrom American Battle Monuments Commission
surface form: American Battle Monuments Commission headquarters
burialNationality American
burialType military personnel
commemorates Allied landings at Anzio
American service members who died in World War II
Italian campaign
Allied invasion of Sicily
surface form: Sicilian campaign
conflict World War II
country Italy
dedicated 1956
distanceFromRome approximately 38 miles south
established 1944
hasChapelDecoration maps of military operations
mosaics
hasDesignStyle formal garden cemetery design
hasEducationalRole interprets World War II campaigns in Italy
hasFeature headstones arranged in curved rows
landscaped lawns and trees
memorial chapel
memorial wall of the missing
reflecting pool
hasFlagpole United States flag
hasGraveMarkerShape Latin cross
Star of David
hasMemorialElement inscriptions honoring the missing
hasVisitorCenter yes
landArea approximately 77 acres
languageOfInscriptions English
locatedIn Lazio
locatedNear Anzio
location Nettuno, Italy
maintainedBy American Battle Monuments Commission
nearBattlefield Battle of Anzio
surface form: Anzio beachhead
nearCity Rome
numberOfBurials approximately 7,860
numberOfMissingCommemorated over 3,000
openTo public
operatedBy United States government
ownedBy United States government
primaryEra World War II
purpose burial site for American war dead
memorial to American service members in Italy
regionServed Sicily
central Italy
Southern Italy
surface form: southern Italy

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American Battle Monuments Commission maintains Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
World War II American cemeteries include Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
this entity surface form: Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Nettuno hasNearbySite Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
this entity surface form: Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial