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(Closed December 25 and January 1)

The Manila American Cemetery and memorial is located about six miles southeast of the center of the city of Manila, within the limits of the former U.S. Army reservation of Fort William McKinley (Fort Bonifacio). It can be reached most easily from the city by taxicab or other automobile via Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Highway 54) and McKinley Road. The Nichols Field Road connects the Manila International Airport (Nichols Field) with the cemetery.

Dedicated December 8, 1960. This is the largest cemetery administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission, with 17,206 graves of Americans killed in the Pacific. It includes mosaic maps of the Pacific war, monument, chapel, and encompasses 152 acres.

Tablets of the Missing
36,285 of the missing (MIAs) who gave their lives in the service of America and who rest in unknown graves.

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009