This cemetery on the outskirts of Château-Thierry holds 2,288 burials. In the lofty memorial chapel are inscribed the names of 1,060 soldiers with no known graves. More...
The 4th Marine Brigade fought with distinction in the battle of Belleau Wood, establishing the Marine Corps' reputation for courage and esprit de corps. Artillery pieces and the Belleau Wood American Monument commemorate their deeds in this shady, regrown forest park. More...
Located on Hill (Côte) 204 overlooking Château-Thierry and the River Marne, the Château-Thierry
American Monument commemorates especially the struggle of the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Divisions during the Second Battle of the Marne during the German Spring Offensive of 1918. More...
Anne Morgan, daughter of financier J P Morgan, used her château as headquarters to bring humanitarian aid to civilians from 1917 to 1929, after which it became the National Museum of Franco-American Cooperation. More...
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery
The 42nd Infantry ("Rainbow") Division fought here, and is commemorated with the second largest WWI cemetery in Europe, with 6,012 graves, including that of Alfred Joyce Kilmer, the poet who wrote "Trees"—an utterly fearless warrior.
Cantigny American Memorials
The 1st Division and 28th Infantry Regiment memorials commemorate the Battle of Cantigny (May 28-31, 1918), the first major American offensive.
Le Hamel Memorial
American and Australian troops fought to victory in only 93 minutes on July 4, 1918 at Le Hamel, the story told today in 20 information panels and the remains of a captured German trench.
American Cemetery at
Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon
From September 26 to November 11, 1918,the American 1st Army carried out the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, forcing a general German retreat instrumental to final victory. The 200-foot granite American Monument column and the American Cemetery of 14,246 graves, commemorate the struggle.
Montsec Memorial
The striking hilltop memorial commemorates the 1st Army offensives from September through November 1918 that neutralized the St-Mihiel Salient.
Fort de Troyon –
Saint Mihiel Salient
The stone fortress withstood German artillery attacks, protecting Verdun. It was used by American troops as a base and first-aid station.
Blanc-Mont American Monument at Sommepy-Tahure
American units fought with the French 4th Army during the summer and autumn of 1918. A tower of yellow limestone commemorates their feats of arms.
Somme American Cemetery
at Bony
This American military cemetery of 1,844 graves and 333 names of the missing is on the very battleground of the Battle of the Hindenburg Line (September 24, 1918).
