I went this weekend visited
Somme American cemetery and memorial -
located to the west of Bony, at the intersection of roads leading to Ronssoy and Hargicourt,
The Somme Cemetery is named after the general area in which the American 1st, 27th,30th,33rd and 80th divisions, the 6th and the 11th Engineers fought during the period between March 1917 and October 1918.
This cemetery contains the bodies of 1,844 American soldiers including 138 unknown. rested in this cemetery the men who fought essentially in the Somme (Cantigny (the first commitment american of war), Le Hamel, ..)
But also in Cambrai and the Hindenburg Line (Bony, souterain of Riqueval, Premont, ..) On the walls inside of the chapel are inscribed the names of 333 American soldiers missing.
you can also see pictures I have taken of the Monument Bellicourt
This American Memorial , constructed by the United Sates Government commemorates all American Units which served with the British Armies in France during World War I.
Sculptures and dedicatery inscriptions , the names and places which were prominent in American fighting are found on the monument as well as the insignia of those whose combat operations with the British Forces are commemorated here. An engraved map on the of the monument shows American operations in the vicinity and an orientation table on the terrace indicates directions and distances to these places.
The monument is built on the Canal St Quentin, which was built by Napoleon between 1802 and 1810.
you will also see the graves of: William Bradford Turner
Born: 1892 at Dorchester, MA
Entered Service in the US Army from Garden City, NY
Earned The Medal of Honor During World War I For heroism September 27, 1918 at Ronssoy, France
Died: September 27, 1918 at the age of 26
http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/abm...er_william.html
The : Thomas E O' Shea
Born: April 18, 1895 at New York, NY
Entered Service in the US Army from Summit, NJ
Earned The Medal of Honor During World War I For heroism September 29, 1918 at Le Catelet, France
Died: September 29, 1918 at the age of 23
http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/abm...er_william.html
The Helen Fairchild Nurse
died Jan. 18, 1918,
http://www.vlib.us/medical/MaMh/MyAunt.htm
The brothers James and harmon Vedder
whose parents have built a school in the village of bony which is now a Town Hall . In memory of their son.
I hope you enjoy the pictures , you can see them here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/waminvero/Somm...teryAndMemorial
VEE 