American Cemetery, Cambs.

The site, 30 acres in total, was donated by the University of Cambridge. Arcs of white headstones mark the graves of 3,812 American war dead from the Battle of the Atlantic and the strategic air campaign over Europe. A great wall with tablets engraved with the names of the missing commemorates a further 5,127. A lofty memorial chapel has two huge maps, stained-glass windows, and a mosaic ceiling memorial.
There is also a Visitor Building where a staff member can answer questions and escort relatives to grave and memorial locations.
I took my aged mother here for a visit in 2007; she had probably visited it previously with my dad. It’s a sombre place, which you might want to visit if you want to reflect on how many Americans died in WWII fighting from British bases. The American air campaign was founded on the flawed strategy of conducting daylight precision raids without fighter escort, and they suffered huge losses.

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