The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, is located just outside of Saint-Avold, Moselle, France. It covers 113.5 acres (0.459 km2) and contains 10,849 graves, the largest number of any American World War II cemetery in Europe. Those interred died mostly in the autumn of 1944 during the drive to the Siegfried Line as the Americans sought to expel the Germans; they were mainly part of the U.S. Third and Seventh Armies. The cemetery is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Notable burials include:
- Willard Bowsky (1907–1944), animator
- Andrew Miller (died 1944), Medal of Honor recipient
- George Preddy (1919–1944), flying ace, buried next to his brother William Preddy
- David C. Waybur (c. 1921–1945), Medal of Honor recipient
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