C-SPAN Records · Coleville-sur-Mer American military cemetery, Normandy, France

Coleville-sur-Mer American military cemetery, Normandy, France

Identifier: C0270B434_236
Title: Coleville-sur-Mer American military cemetery, Normandy, France
Description: Coleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach, is the site of one of two American cemeteries in Normandy, France. The 172-acre memorial holds white marble grave markers for 9,386 American lives lost in Normandy battles during World War II. Buried at the site are 307 unknown soldiers, three Congressional Medial of Honor recipients, and four people. A father and son share a grave as do thirty-three pairs of brothers."
Date: 2001?
Extent: 8x10
Subject: World War, 1939-1945; Cemeteries; Booknotes (Television program)
Type: Photograph
Format: Color
Language: Eng
Physical location: Box 434
Publisher: George Mason University Libraries
Rights: Copyright not held by George Mason University Libraries. Restricted to personal, non-commercial use only. For permission to publish, contact Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.