Footsteps of WWII · Italy
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno
Cemetery · Jul 1943 – Jun 1944
The story
On the northern edge of Nettuno, inside the old Anzio beachhead, the American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery holds 7,858 American war dead on 77 acres. Most died in the campaigns from the landing in Sicily on 10 July 1943, through Salerno and the winter fighting, to the Anzio beachhead and the advance on Rome in June 1944. The white marble walls of the chapel carry 3,095 names of the missing. The memorial was designed by Murphy & Locraft and the grounds by Allyn R. Jennings; the cemetery was dedicated in 1956.
What to look for
Long curving rows of marble crosses and Stars of David on a lawn framed by Roman pines, leading to the chapel and the Tablets of the Missing. The memorial building has large maps of the Sicily and Italian campaigns. Staff in the visitor building can help find a grave.
Plan your visit
Free; no booking. Open daily 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:45), closed 25 December and 1 January. Piazzale Kennedy 1, Nettuno. Check the ABMC website before you go.
Things change, so check opening times before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Anzio Beachhead Museum (Museo dello Sbarco) · 3 km
- Fosse Ardeatine Mausoleum, Rome · 45 km
- Museum of the Liberation of Rome (Via Tasso) · 49 km
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