The Friendly Invasion - Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
War cemeteries never fail to be sobering places. Built on a sloping 30-acre site, framed by ancient woodland, on land donated by the University of Cambridge, the cemetery contains the remains of 3,812 US personnel.
Cambridge American Cemetery
Sitting three miles west of Cambridge, England, this 30.5-acre cemetery was donated by the University of Cambridge. Buried here are 3,812 Americans, most of whom died in the Battle of the Atlantic or the strategic air bombardment of Europe. On the Tablets of the Missing are 5,126 names.
Cambridge American Cemetery Visitor Film
Seen in the Cambridge American Cemetery Visitor Center, this film shares the story of those Americans who were based out of the United Kingdom and fought and died in the Battle of the Atlantic, the Strategic Air War and in preparations for the Normandy invasion. The visitor center opened in May 2014 and is free and open to the public.
PREVIEW - Return To Hardwick / Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Here is a preview of the Cambridge American Cemetery scene that appears in the documentary Return To Hardwick. This ceremony happens every Memorial Day in Cambridge, England to remember our fallen heroes.
The Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial site in England
The Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial site in England, 30.5 acres in total, was donated by the University of Cambridge. It lies on a slope with the west and south sides framed by woodland. The cemetery contains the remains of 3,812 of our war dead; 5,127 names are recorded on the Walls of the Missing. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. Most died in the Battle of the Atlantic or in the strategic air bombardment of northwest Europe.
American War Cemetery, Cambridge.
A short video made in tribute to the many thousands who gave their lives in WWII who are buried at the American War Cemetery at Madingley, near Cambridge.
Cambridge American Cemetery
Video profile about the Cambridge American Cemetery in the United Kingdom. The cemetery honors more than 8,500 Americans who were killed in operations based from England during World War II - for more information visit our website at: worldwar2tours.com
Cambridge American Cemetery 2015
Around the world, service members honor their brothers and sisters in arms who gave their lives for their country. Air Force Sergeant Joseph Vigil takes us to the Cambridge American Cemetery for Veterans Day.
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
The crew of Commemorative Air Force That's All, Brother has certainly been having a fun time. The members have enjoyed flying over beautiful terrain and water to arrive in England. They’ve been greeted by fans and even an Amabassaor, but they’ve never forgotten the reason for the mission. It’s to honor not only the American soldiers who jumped out of planes like the one they are flying on D-Day onto the beaches of Normandy, but most importantly those who never made it home and are buried in Europe. The crew paid tribute to these soldiers in their own words as they visited The Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial.
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Cambridge American Cemetery UK
My trip to Cambridge America Cemetery 18th November 2007.
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
It is located on the A1303 Madingley road Nr Cambridge UK
The only WW2 American military cemetery in the UK.
The cemetery contains the remains of 3,811 within its walls and there are 5,127 names recorded on the Walls of the Missing that line the reflecting pools.
There is plenty of parking for car or bus, & at the west end there is a new visitor centre.
In the memorial itself, also to the west, is the flagpole platform with the garden and reflecting pools leading eastward with the Walls of the Missing along is south edge and at the far end is the memorial with a chapel, military maps & stained glass windows in the ceiling is a mosaic honouring the dead of the US air force.
To the north of the reflecting pool lies the headstones, gracefully laid out in an arc with the US flag at their centre point.
There is a satellite image of the site at the end of the video.
I personally did not have long here & did not get a chance to see the visitor centre, something I will readdress but I hope this short video will give you pause for thought about ALL who gave up their lives for our freedom.
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US, Taps (US army bands)
The Commonwealth, Last Post with a minuets silence and Rouse (AVD)
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WW II American Cemetery, Cambridge, England
The Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial site in England, 30.5 acres in total, was donated by the University of Cambridge. It lies on a slope with the west and south sides framed by woodland. The cemetery contains the remains of 3,812 of our military dead; 5,127 names are recorded on the Tablets of the Missing. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. Most died in the Battle of the Atlantic or in the strategic air bombardment of northwest Europe.
From the flagpole platform near the main entrance, the great mall with its reflecting pools stretches eastward. It is from the mall that the wide, sweeping curve of the burial area across the green lawns is best appreciated. Along the south side are the Tablets of the Missing, and at the far end is the memorial with its chapel, two huge military maps, stained-glass windows bearing the state seals and military decorations, and mosaic ceiling memorial to the dead of our air forces.
Walking around Cambridge American WW2 Cemetery, England, UK
Walking around Cambridge and American WW2 Cemetery
UK:GOV CHRISTIE VISITS CAMBRIDGE AMERICAN CEMETERY
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie visits Britain on a trade mission. To License This Clip, Click Here:
CAMBRIDGE AMERICAN CEMETRY AND MEMORIAL ENGLAND.wmv
My visit to cambridge lots more info on net
The Faces Of People Buried In Cambridge American Cemetery Are Being Brought To Life
The biggest project of its kind in the UK will come to fruition next weekend when photographs of servicemen and women will be placed on the gravestones at Cambridge American Cemetery. The ‘faces of Cambridge’ is all thanks to the tireless work and dedication of those at the Cemetery we went to meet one of the people behind the venture.
1963 American Cemetery, Cambridge, England
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Photos by Herb Friedland
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“The Descent” by Kevin MacLeod
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Cambridge American Cemetery
Visit to Cambridge American Cemetery in Cambridge, England.
Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Second World War
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial is a cemetery and chapel between the villages of Coton and Madingley in Cambridgeshire, England. It was opened in 1956, and commemorates American servicemen and women who died in World War II. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
The cemetery dates to 1943, when it was opened as a temporary cemetery on 30.5 acres of land donated by the University of Cambridge.After the war, it was selected as the only permanent American WWII military cemetery in the British Isles, and about 42% of those temporarily interred in England and Northern Ireland during the war were reinterred at Cambridge Cemetery. It was dedicated on 16 July 1956.
The cemetery contains 3,809 headstones, with the remains of 3,812 servicemen, including airmen who died over Europe and sailors from North Atlantic convoys. The inscribed Wall of the Missing includes four representative statues of servicemen, sculpted by American artist Wheeler Williams. The wall records the names of 5,127 missing servicemen, most of whom died in the Battle of the Atlantic or in the strategic air bombardment of northwest Europe.
Besides personnel of the United States Forces there are also buried 18 members of the British Commonwealth armed services, who were American citizens serving chiefly in the Royal Air Force and Air Transport Auxiliary, besides an officer of the Royal Canadian Air Force and another of the British Royal Armoured Corps, whose graves are registered and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
In May 2014 a new visitor centre opened, containing exhibits about some of those individuals interred or remembered at the cemetery, and the wider World War II campaigns in which they were involved.
Notable burials and memorials:
Vincent F. Harrington (1903–1943), US Representative and US Army Air Corps officer
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (1915–1944), eldest son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald (memorial – lost at sea)
Glenn Miller (1904–1944), jazz bandleader and trombonist (memorial – lost at sea)
Leon Vance (1916–1944), US Army Air Force pilot and Medal of Honor recipient (memorial – lost at sea)