Manila WWII Memorial
 Officially called the "Manila American Cemetery and Memorial"

 

There are 17,206 military dead in the cemetery at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.

In front are 2 hemicycles containing 24 pairs of fin walls. Upon the faces are inscribed the names
and particulars of 36,279 of the missing (below the missing are grouped by their military branches)

United States Army and Army Air Forces* : 16,913
United States Navy : 17,582
United States Marine Corps : 1,726
United States Coast Guard : 58

* Note: During World War II the Air Forces still formed part of the United States Army.









 

The American Battle Monuments Commission has a lot of information about the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.  Their website can be found at the following url:

http://www.abmc.gov/ml.htm


If you are interested in talking to the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial about locating a friend or relative you can contact them via phone, fax or by email.  They can tell you if someone is buried there or listed as missing.  They can search by Name or Serial Number.

phone:  (011-632) 844-0212
fax:       (011-632) 812-4717
email:    adminmanila@netasia.net

or contact:

Larry Adkison
Assistant Superintendent
Manila American Cemetery
larrya@netasia.net