
Overview
The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines occupies 152 acres on a prominent plateau, visible at a distance from the east, south and west. It contains the largest number of graves of our military dead of World War II, a total of 16,859, most of whom lost their lives in operations in New Guinea and the Philippines. The headstones are aligned in 11 plots forming a generally circular pattern, set among masses of a wide variety of tropical trees and shrubbery.
The chapel, a white masonry building enriched with sculpture and mosaic, stands near the center of the cemetery. In front of it on a wide terrace are two large hemicycles. Twenty-five mosaic maps recall the achievements of the American armed forces in the Pacific, China, India and Burma. On rectangular Trani limestone piers within the hemicycles, are inscribed the Tablets of the Missing containing 36,286 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. Carved in the floors are the seals of the American states and its territories. From the memorial and other points within the cemetery there are impressive views over the lowlands to Laguna de Bay and towards the distant mountains.
Cemetery Information
Visiting Hours
To contact the cemetery staff, please call:
011-632-8844-0212
011-632-8813-2521
011-632-8894-3963
Contact Us
Manila American Cemetery
McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio
1634
Taguig City
Philippines
Visitor Center
A new visitor center opened at Manila American Cemetery in 2019.
Directions
Manila American Cemetery is located in the Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, within the boundaries of the former Fort William McKinley.
A valid photo ID is required for entrance to the cemetery.
Travel via Car
Travel via Epifano de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) to McKinley Road. Take the McKinley Parkway inside the Global City.
Travel via Airplane
Nichols Field Road is the easiest access from Manila International Airport to the cemetery.
Publications
News & Events
Experience the history of World War II through a new interactive timeline. View maps, watch videos, see photos and read about the events that shaped the war.
Plan a visit to an ABMC site on Veterans Day to honor the fallen. Ceremonies are planned in France, England, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Philippines, and the Netherlands.
During Veterans Day weekend ABMC sites paid tribute and honored those men and women that are buried and memorialized overseas.