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January 26, 2015
Six months after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order creating the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
January 13, 2015
A major horticultural project is underway at Normandy American Cemetery.
January 13, 2015
To ensure the safety of visitors, the memorial is closed during the renovation process.
January 8, 2015
The Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Visitor Center is temporarily closed. Due to flooding experienced at the cemetery, repair and maintenance work is ongoing in this building. The Visitor Center is expected to reopen in Spring 2015.
January 6, 2015
During World War II, Allied strategic bombing destroyed crucial German infrastructure, degraded critical logistics, damaged civilian morale, and forced the German air force into losing battles. It contributed heavily to Germany’s eventual surrender in May 1945.
December 19, 2014
Even before the United States entered World War II, Allied forces were battling the Germans for the waters of the Atlantic. This titanic struggle lasted the duration of the war in Europe.
December 16, 2014
Seventy years ago today, the German Army launched the Ardennes Counteroffensive, better known as the Battle of the Bulge.
December 7, 2014
Seventy three years ago today, the United States was drawn into World War II. On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese Navy conducted a surprise attack against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, home to the U.S.
November 11, 2014
On Veterans Day ABMC sites paid tribute to the men and women buried and memorialized overseas.
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