Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial 3.7

The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, is located just outside Saint-Avold, Moselle, France. It covers 113.5acre and contains 10,489 graves, the largest number of any American World War II cemetery in Europe. Those interred died mostly in the autumn of 1944 during the drive to the Siegfried Line as the Americans sought to expel the Germans; they were mainly part of the U.S. Third and Seventh Armies. The cemetery is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.Notable burials include: Al Blozis (1919–1945), Football Player Willard Bowsky (1907–1944), animator Salvador J. Lara (?–1945), Medal of Honor recipient Andrew Miller (died 1944), Medal of Honor recipient George Preddy (1919–1944), flying ace, buried next to his brother William Preddy David C. Waybur (c. 1921–1945), Medal of Honor recipient Ruben Rivers (c. 1921–1944), Medal of Honor recipient