Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery adds rosettes for identified service members from WWII
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery installed two rosettes Jan. 27 signifying the identification of two previously missing service members. The first rosette signified U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Loring E. Lord has been accounted for. The second was placed for a service member whose identification is pending release from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
DPPA announced Lord’s identification Jan. 13. Lord, 28, of Somerville, Massachusetts, was a gunner with the 642nd Bombardment Squadron, 409th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Division, 9th Air Force in the European theater when he was declared Missing in Action.
He will be buried in Everett, Massachusetts at a date to be determined.
When a missing service member is recovered, identified and finally laid to rest, ABMC places a rosette beside their name on the Walls of the Missing. This rosette, a symbol of eternity, is crafted as a bronze rosemary wreath—a timeless emblem of honor and victory. Encircled by the eight-points of a compass, it signifies America's commitment, reaching out in all directions to recover their remains from the farthest corners of the earth.
This rosette is one of more than 2,000 that have been placed beside the names of missing service members at ABMC sites around the world. The placement of this rosette brings the total to 79 on the Wall of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, which includes the names of 450 service members.