Former American War Cemetery Finschhafen
The American War Cemetery Finschhafen consisted of five seperate cemeteries (No. 1 - 5). It functioned as collective cemetery for U.S. casualties in Papua New Guinea until the 11.000 human remains were reburied in the Philipines or back in the U.S.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: TracesOfWar.com
- Pacific Wrecks
Nearby
Museum
Point of interest
- Finschhafen Harbour - Finschhafen
- 119th Station Hospital - Finschhafen
- U.S. Army Base F (Finschafen) - Finschhafen
Fortification
Ship wreck
Crash site
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