The Florence American Cemetery and Memorial is about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) south of Florence, Italy, about two miles (3 km) south of the Florence-Impruneta exit of the Rome-Milan autoroute. It covers about 70 acres (28 ha), chiefly on the west side of the Greve river, framed by wooded hills.
| Florence American Cemetery and Memorial | |
|---|---|
| American Battle Monuments Commission | |
 Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Tuscany, Italy | |
| For American fallen – liberation of Italy (1944) | |
| Established | 1944 |
| Location | near |
| Designed by | McKim, Mead & White, New York (MONUMENT) Gilmore David Clarke and Michael Rapuano, New York (LANDSCAPERS) |
| Total burials | 4402 |
| Commemorated | 1409 |
| Burials by nation | |
United States of America | |
| Burials by war | |
World War II | |
| Statistics source: ABMC Florence cemetery booklet | |
Most of those buried here are from the Fifth Army who died in the fighting that followed the capture of Rome in June 1944; others fell in the heavy fighting in the Apennines between then and 2 May 1945. It is run by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Notable burials and memorials
edit- Medal of Honor recipients
- Addison Baker (1907–1943 †), United States Army Air Corps, for actions in World War II (cenotaph)
- Roy W. Harmon (1915–1944 †), United States Army, for actions against German forces in Italy
- George D. Keathley (1917–1944 †), United States Army, for actions against enemy forces in Italy
- War Correspondent
See also
edit- Florence War Cemetery – a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery near Florence
- Jewish monumental cemetery, Florence
