| Memorials | : | 0 |
| Location | : | Opijnen, Neerijnen Municipality, Netherlands |
| Coordinate | : | 51.8280200, 5.3003800 |
| Description | : | In the Opijnen Protestant Churchyard, eight American airmen are buried. That's remarkable because almost all other American casualties are buried or remembered in the American War Cemeteries or in the U.S.A. By special request of the people of Opijnen and the relatives of these casualties, their graves are still in Opijnen. The gravestones are different from the marble crosses used in the American War Cemeteries. They are the same as used in the great "National Cemeteries" in the U.S.A. like Arlington National Cemetery. After a bombing raid on the Messerschmitt factory in Kassel (Germany), the crew tried to... Read More |
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Opijnen Protestant Churchyard is located at Opijnen, Neerijnen Municipality ,Gelderland ,Netherlands.
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Latitude: 51.8280200
Longitude: 5.3003800
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