| 词条 | North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial |
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|name=North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial |body=American Battle Monuments Commission |image=North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial.JPG |caption=Grave markers at the cemetery |use_dates=1943 |established= |designer= |coordinates={{Coord|36|51|56|N|10|19|46|E|type:landmark_region:TN|display=inline,title}} |nearest_town=Carthage, Tunisia |total=2,841 |unknowns= |by_country=
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|source=[https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/africa/north-africa-american-cemetery American Battle Monuments Commission] }}North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War military war grave cemetery, located in the town of Carthage in Tunisia. The cemetery, the only American one in North Africa and dedicated in 1960, contains 2,841 American war dead and covers {{convert|27|acre|ha|abbr=on}}. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.[1] DescriptionHeadstones are set in straight lines subdivided into nine rectangular plots by wide paths, with decorative pools at their intersections. Along the southeast edge of the burial area, bordering the tree-lined terrace leading to the memorial is the Wall of the Missing. On this wall 3,724 names are engraved. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The chapel and the memorial court, which contains large maps in mosaic and ceramic depicting the operations and supply activities of American forces across Africa to the Persian Gulf, were designed to harmonize with local architecture. The chapel interior is decorated with polished marble, flags and sculpture. LocationThe North Africa American Cemetery is located close to the site of the ancient city of Carthage, Tunisia, destroyed by the Romans in 146 B.C., and lies over part of the site of Roman Carthage. It is near the present town of the same name, {{convert|10|mi|km}} from the city of Tunis. Notable interments
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/africa/north-africa-american-cemetery |title=North Africa American Cemetery |author=American Battle Monuments Commission |website=abmc.gov |date= |publisher= |accessdate=26 February 2019 }} External links
| portal1=Architecture | portal2=Death | portal3=Military of the United States | portal4=World War II | portal5=Tunisia | commons=y | commons-search=Category:North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial }} 5 : Cemeteries in Tunisia|World War II cemeteries|World War II memorials|World War II sites in Tunisia|American Battle Monuments Commission |
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