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Headstone, Blair, Harold E. (?-1945)



Status: Located

Latitude49.61276770000001
Longitude6.1856354
File namehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56060433/harold-e-blair
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Linked toLuxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Blair, Harold E. (Burial)

Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Cemetery Photos

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1American Battle Monuments Commission - Luxembourg American Cemetery American Battle Monuments Commission - Luxembourg American Cemetery


The cemetery consists of 17 acres of manicured lawn surrounded by 33.5 acres of woods. The visitor center, where information and brochures are attainable, is to the left as the visitor enters the front gates. Entering through the gates, the visitor will see the impressive Memorial Chapel encompassed by a stone terrace directly in front of them. The chapel includes massive bronze doors embellished with bronze cartouches depicting military “virtues”, a sparkling mosaic ceiling and a colorful stained glass windows showcasing the Army insignia representing the men and woman that rest in the cemetery.

On the lower level of the terrace, two pylons face each other across a quote by Eisenhower about the sacrifice of military service members. The pylons display the battle movements in the western European Operations (on the right) and those related to the Battle of the Bulge (on the left). On the reverse of the maps, 371 names of those missing in action are inscribed. Twenty-three bronze rosettes identify service members who have been recovered since the inscriptions were made and now rest in known graves.

Sloping away from the terrace is the cemetery where 5,070 service members lie, many of whom lost their lives in the Battle of the Bulge and in the advance to the Rhine River. The design is a softly curving fan shape consisting of nine sections interspersed with four fountains, majestic trees, and expansive rose and rhododendron beds. It is a befittingly tranquil final resting place for these Americans who gave their all.

The cemetery was established on December 29, 1944 by the 609th Quartermaster Company of the U.S. Third Army while Allied Forces were stemming the enemy's desperate Ardennes Offensive, one of the critical battles of World War II. The city of Luxembourg served as headquarters for General George S. Patton's U.S. Third Army. The cemetery is the final resting place of General Patton.

 
2Entrance, Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Entrance, Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
 
3Headstone, Blair, Harold E. (?-1945) Headstone, Blair, Harold E. (?-1945)
 
4Headstone, Blair, Harold E. (?-1945) Headstone, Blair, Harold E. (?-1945)
 
5Headstone, Lagle, George S. Headstone, Lagle, George S.
 
6Headstone, Lagle, George S. (?-1945) Headstone, Lagle, George S. (?-1945)
 

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