American Memorial Cemetery

The American Memorial Cemetery of Nettuno is the final resting place for US soldieres who died on active service during WWII, in the military campaign that extended from Sicilly to Rome.

It first served as a temporary cemetery two days after the Allied landing at Anzio and Nettuno on January 22, 1944, at 2 a.m. It was made a permanent cemetery in 1956, and is currently administered and maintained by the American War Monuments commission, with head office in Washington D.C..

Many of the soldiers buried and commenmorated here lost their lives in the liberation of Sicily (July 10 - August 17, 1943), the landing of Salerno (September 9, 1943) and many in the landing of Anzio-Nettuno (January 22 - May 1944). In all 7862 soldiers rest in peace in Nettuno.

The Memorial, which includes a Chapel and Hallroom-Museum, is placed in a peristyle made of Roman travertine.

In the Memorial stands the "Brothers in Arms" Monument, a sculpture that simbolizes the American soldier and sailor.

In the Chapel the name, grade, hometown and the state of admission to military service of each soldier are engraved in the marble walls.

On the West wall of the Hallroom-Museum the frescoes of the maps illustrate: "The Liberation of Sicily", "Air Incursion Strategies" and "The Naples-Foggia Military Campaign".

The map on the East wall illustrates the "Landing of Anzio-Nettuno" and the "Liberation of Rome".

Every year  the last Monday of May is celebrated as Memorial Day.

And May 28, 1989, marks the first time an American President, George Bush, celebrated Memorial Day at the American Memorial Cemetery of Nettuno.