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{{Short description|War cemetery in Italy}}
{{Infobox military memorial
|name=Florence American Cemetery and Memorial
|body=[[American Battle Monuments Commission]]
|image=[[Image:Florence American Cemetery and Memorial 5.jpg|308px]]
|caption=Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Tuscany, Italy
|commemorates=American fallen – liberation of Italy (1944)
|use_dates=
|coordinates=
|nearest_town=[[Florence]], [[Italy]]
|designer= [[McKim, Mead & White]], New York <small>(MONUMENT)</small><br>[[Gilmore David Clarke]] and Michael Rapuano, New York <small>(LANDSCAPERS)</small>
|inscription=
|established=1944
|unveiled=
|total=4402
|unknowns=
|commemorated=1409
|by_country=United States of America
|by_war=World War II
|source=[http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/fl_base.pdf ABMC Florence cemetery booklet]
}}
The '''Florence American Cemetery and Memorial''' is about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) south of [[Florence]], [[Italy]], about two miles (3&nbsp;km) south of the Florence-Impruneta exit of the [[Autostrada A1 (Italy)|Rome-Milan autoroute]]. It covers about {{convert|70|acre}}, chiefly on the west side of the [[Greve river]], framed by wooded hills.
Most of those buried here are from the [[Fifth United States Army|Fifth Army]] who died in the fighting that followed the capture of Rome in June 1944; others fell in the heavy fighting in the Apennines between then and 2 May 1945.  It is run by the [[American Battle Monuments Commission]].
==Notable burials and memorials==
* [[Medal of Honor]] recipients
** [[Addison Baker]] (1907–1943{{KIA}}), United States Army Air Corps, for actions in World War II ([[cenotaph]])
** [[Roy W. Harmon]] (1915–1944{{KIA}}), United States Army, for actions against German forces in Italy
** [[George D. Keathley]] (1917–1944{{KIA}}), United States Army, for actions against enemy forces in Italy
* War Correspondent
**[[Ralph Barnes (journalist)|Ralph Barnes]]
==See also==
* [[Florence War Cemetery]] – a [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] cemetery near Florence
* [[Jewish monumental cemetery, Florence]]
==External links==
* [http://www.abmc.gov American Battle Monuments Commission home page]
* [http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/florence-american-cemetery#.VLtr-SvF9Pk ABMC Florence cemetery web page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070705112400/http://media.oaktreesys.com/abmc/video/cemeteries/fl.wmv ABMC Florence cemetery video .wmv]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070630062017/http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/fl_pict.pdf ABMC Florence cemetery booklet .pdf]
* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
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[[Category:World War II cemeteries in Italy]]
[[Category:World War II memorials in Italy]]
[[Category:American Battle Monuments Commission]]
[[Category:Cemeteries in Florence]]