| Photos of 368th FG Graves Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Thank you Mr. Alain Rosseels for taking these photos and honoring our fallen brothers. |
| Official Henri-Chapelle Site Includes a nice video and photos |
The Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium, covering 57 acres, rest 7,992 of
our military dead, most of whom lost their lives during the advance of the U.S. armed forces into
Germany. Their headstones are arranged in gentle arcs sweeping across a broad green lawn that
slopes gently downhill. A highway passes through the reservation. West of the highway an
overlook affords an excellent view of the rolling Belgian countryside, once a battlefield.
To the east is the long colonnade that, with the chapel and map room, forms the memorial
overlooking the burial area. The chapel is simple but richly ornamented. In the map room are two
maps of military operations, carved in black granite, with inscriptions recalling the achievements of
our forces. On the rectangular piers of the colonnade are inscribed the names of 450 missing.
Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The seals of the states and
territories are also carved on these piers.
The cemetery possesses great military historic significance as it holds fallen Americans of two
major efforts, one covering the U.S. First Army's drive in September 1944 through northern
France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg into Germany, the second covering the Battle of the
Bulge. It was from the temporary cemetery at Henri-Chapelle that the first shipments of remains of
American war dead were returned to the U.S. for permanent burial. The repatriation program began
on July 27, 1947 at a special ceremony at the cemetery when the disinterment began. The first
shipment of 5,600 American war dead from Henri-Chapelle left Antwerp, Belgium the first week of
October 1947. An impressive ceremony was held, with over 30,000 Belgium citizens attending
along with representatives of the Belgium government and senior Americans.
our military dead, most of whom lost their lives during the advance of the U.S. armed forces into
Germany. Their headstones are arranged in gentle arcs sweeping across a broad green lawn that
slopes gently downhill. A highway passes through the reservation. West of the highway an
overlook affords an excellent view of the rolling Belgian countryside, once a battlefield.
To the east is the long colonnade that, with the chapel and map room, forms the memorial
overlooking the burial area. The chapel is simple but richly ornamented. In the map room are two
maps of military operations, carved in black granite, with inscriptions recalling the achievements of
our forces. On the rectangular piers of the colonnade are inscribed the names of 450 missing.
Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The seals of the states and
territories are also carved on these piers.
The cemetery possesses great military historic significance as it holds fallen Americans of two
major efforts, one covering the U.S. First Army's drive in September 1944 through northern
France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg into Germany, the second covering the Battle of the
Bulge. It was from the temporary cemetery at Henri-Chapelle that the first shipments of remains of
American war dead were returned to the U.S. for permanent burial. The repatriation program began
on July 27, 1947 at a special ceremony at the cemetery when the disinterment began. The first
shipment of 5,600 American war dead from Henri-Chapelle left Antwerp, Belgium the first week of
October 1947. An impressive ceremony was held, with over 30,000 Belgium citizens attending
along with representatives of the Belgium government and senior Americans.
