Florence American Cemetery

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Florence American Cemetery is a World War II military burial ground in Italy honoring American soldiers who died in the Italian campaign.

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instanceOf World War II cemetery
military cemetery
adminHeadquarters American Battle Monuments Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C.
burialCount approximately 4400
category American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries
Cemeteries in Tuscany
Commonwealth and foreign war cemeteries in Italy
World War II memorials in Italy
cemeteryType overseas American military cemetery
commemorates American soldiers
conflict World War II
country Italy
dedicated 1960
distanceFromFlorence about 12 kilometers south
established 1944
governingBody American Battle Monuments Commission
gravesOrientation rows on gently sloping hillside
hasFeature landscaped lawns
memorial chapel
memorial wall of the missing
reflecting pool
stone tablets of the missing
terraced graves
hasFlag Italian flag
United States flag
hasVisitorCenter yes
latitude 43.684
locatedNear Florence
locatedOn Greve River
location Impruneta
Tavarnuzze
longitude 11.205
maintainedBy American Battle Monuments Commission
memorialInscriptionsLanguage English
Italian
missingInActionMemorialized over 1400
notableBurialsInclude soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor
openToPublic yes
operatedBy United States government
primaryBurialsFrom Fifth Army operations
northward advance from Rome to the Alps
purpose to honor American war dead in Italy
region Tuscany
religiousAffiliation non-denominational
theaterOfWar Italian campaign
surface form: Italian Campaign

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American Battle Monuments Commission maintains Florence American Cemetery
World War II American cemeteries include Florence American Cemetery
this entity surface form: Florence American Cemetery and Memorial