Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
September 6, 2011
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The Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial spans some 30 acres outside of Madingley, England. The pristine grounds provide a final resting place for the remains of over 3,800 American soldiers, sailors and airmen killed in World War II.
The dead include member of the Garveston Twelve, Pete DeBrular. DeBrular’s B-24 bomber crashed into the village of Garveston, England on June 4, 1944, just two days before the D-Day landing at Normandy Beach. DeBrular, the other nine members of his bomber crew, and two American fire fighters battling the blaze, all perished. The brave lot is now known as the Garveston Twelve and will be honored with a Memorial at Garveston, to be dedicated on June 6, 2012.