![]() Many of the personnel whose remains are interred or represented were killed in New Guinea, or during the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42) or the Allied recapture of the islands. personnel killed during World War II and holds war dead from the Philippines and other allied nations. With a total of 17,206 graves, it has the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. The cemetery, 152 acres (62 ha) or 615,000 square metres in area, is located on a prominent plateau, visible at a distance from the east, south and west. The Nichols Field Road is the easiest access from Manila International Airport to the cemetery. It can be reached most easily from the city via EDSA to McKinley Road, then to McKinley Parkway inside the Bonifacio Global City. ![]() The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Metro Manila, within the boundaries of the former Fort William McKinley. Graves in the cemetery Aerial view of the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila American Cemetery main building Aerial View Headstones Statistics source: American Battle Monuments Commission ![]()
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