Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial, Waregem

Name: Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial
Address: Wortegemseweg 117, Waregem, 8790, Belgium
Telephone: +32 56 60 11 22

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Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial

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Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial, Waregem

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Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War I cemetery in the city of Waregem, Belgium. Originally a temporary battlefield burial ground, Flanders Field American Cemetery later became the only permanent American World War I cemetery in Belgium. The Flanders Field American Cemetery commemorates 411 service members of the United States Armed Forces of which 368 are interred. The Walls of the Missing inside the chapel venerates 43 missing service members. ()

Local name: Cimetière américain de Flandre Area: 6 acres (0.0094 mi²)Coordinates: 50°52'26"N, 3°27'14"E

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Wortegemseweg 117Waregem 8790 Belgium

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+32 56 60 11 22

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Day trips

Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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Locality
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