Normandy American Cemetery

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cemetery
gptkbp:accessibility open year-round
gptkbp:annualEvent Memorial Day ceremonies
gptkbp:architect gptkb:R._S._McMillan
gptkbp:area 172.5 acres
gptkbp:artwork sculptures and mosaics
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:burialPlace 9,387
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:U.S._Armed_Forces
gptkbp:celebrates Wall of the Missing
American_soldiers
gptkbp:communityEvents held annually
gptkbp:communityInvolvement encouraged
gptkbp:conservationEfforts ongoing
protected site
gptkbp:contains Wall of the Missing
Medals of Honor recipients
gptkbp:coordinates 49.4144° N, 0.8305° W
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:culturalEvents commemorative ceremonies
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of sacrifice
gptkbp:dedicatedTo June 8, 1944
D-Day_and_World_War_II
gptkbp:designatedAs National_Historic_Landmark
gptkbp:educational_programs available online
gptkbp:educationalPrograms available for visitors
gptkbp:environment well-maintained
gptkbp:established 1944
gptkbp:features gptkb:Cross_of_Sacrifice
Crosses and Stars of David
Garden of the Missing
Visitor_Center
gptkbp:funding government and donations
gptkbp:guidedTours offered
gptkbp:historicalEvent displayed_in_Visitor_Center
gptkbp:historicalResearch encouraged
gptkbp:historicalSignificance D-Day memorial
commemoration of D-Day
gptkbp:historicalTours available
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Normandy American Cemetery
gptkbp:internationalClassification as a war memorial
gptkbp:is_a military cemetery
gptkbp:is_governed_by gptkb:American_Battle_Monuments_Commission
gptkbp:landmark historical site
gptkbp:landscape carefully designed
gptkbp:languageOfInstruction English
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Colleville-sur-Mer
gptkbp:location gptkb:Colleville-sur-Mer
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:American_Battle_Monuments_Commission
gptkbp:mediaCoverage frequent
gptkbp:nearestCity Bayeux
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_H._McGowan
gptkb:Major_General_William_C._Lee
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._McAuliffe
gptkb:Sergeant_John_A._McGowan
heads of state
General_Theodore_Roosevelt_Jr.
Private_First_Class_Charles_E._McGee
Private_First_Class_Charles_H._McGowan
Private_First_Class_Edward_H._McGowan
Private_First_Class_Frank_H._McGowan
Private_First_Class_George_H._McGowan
Private_First_Class_Henry_H._McGowan
Private_First_Class_John_W._McGowan
Private_First_Class_Joseph_H._McGowan
Private_First_Class_Richard_H._McGowan
Private_First_Class_Robert_H._McGowan
Private_First_Class_Thomas_H._McGowan
Private_First_Class_William_H._McGowan
gptkbp:opened June 8, 1944
gptkbp:openToPublic 1945
gptkbp:parking available
gptkbp:partnerships with local organizations
gptkbp:partOf American Battle Monuments
gptkbp:photography in designated areas
gptkbp:researchInterest for historians
gptkbp:significance D-Day landings
gptkbp:surroundingArea Normandy region
American_flags
gptkbp:totalGoals 9387
gptkbp:typeOf military cemetery
gptkbp:visitors over 1 million annually
educational and reflective
gptkbp:volunteerOpportunities available