Aisne-Marne American Cemetery: Shell Damage on Outside of Chapel

ID: 936 ~ Source: American Battle Monuments Commission ~ Creator: Warrick Page/American Battle Monuments Commission. ~ Date: 1918

This file appears in: Aisne-Marne Cemetery and Memorial: "I never saw men charge to their death with finer spirit." ~Floyd Gibbons

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In 1940 during World War II the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery chapel was damaged due to heavy fighting in the vicinity. All damage was repaired except for one shell hole in the chapel, left as a reminder of what took place.

This file appears in: Aisne-Marne Cemetery and Memorial: "I never saw men charge to their death with finer spirit." ~Floyd Gibbons

Aisne-Marne Cemetery and Memorial: "I never saw men charge to their death with finer spirit." ~Floyd Gibbons

By Theresa Slovacek-Herrera

A serene cemetery dotted with white crosses and Stars of David and a white chapel commemorate the loss of American soldiers who fell during the Aisne-Marne operation.