Italy 1943–1945
Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno
War cemetery (American)
The story
7,858 Americans lie here, killed from Sicily to just north of Rome, with 3,095 names of the missing on the chapel walls. The site is on ground captured by the US 3rd Division on 22 January. Its visitor centre and map room explain the whole campaign clearly.
What to look for
Walk under the pines to the memorial; see the bronze relief map and fresco maps of the Italian campaign in the map room.
Plan your visit
ABMC cemeteries are normally open daily 09:00–17:00 except 25 Dec and 1 Jan. Free. Check before you go.
- Open
- Daily 09:00–17:00; closed 25 Dec and 1 Jan
Checked September 2026 from official sources: api.abmc.gov. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Museo dello Sbarco Alleato, Forte Sangallo, Nettuno · 1 km
- Museo dello Sbarco di Anzio (Villa Adele) · 3 km
- Anzio War Cemetery · 3 km
- Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio · 4 km
- Aprilia ('the Factory') and the Via Anziate · 14 km
- Rangers memorial, Isola Bella near Cisterna · 16 km
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Into Europe: Italy 1943–1945
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Allied campaign in Italy, from the Sicily landings of July 1943 through Salerno, the Winter Line, Ortona, Cassino and Anzio, Rome, the Gothic Line and the final battles on the Senio and the Po in April 1945.
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