Foundation of the Commemorationof the American Christmas Celebration 1944<\/h3><\/span>Maastricht, The Netherlands, 24th December 1944, Christmas Eve.<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe initiative to the Mass was an idea of the Brothers of the Immaculate Conception, who, by then, were the owners of the cave. They are better known in Maastricht as `The Brothers of the Beyart\u2019. The Mass was celebrated in a cave, called The Schark Cave, in the neighborhood of St. Pieter\u2019s Mountain in Maastricht.\u00a0 Between 250 and 280, mostly very young American soldiers, who stayed in Maastricht and its surroundings, attended this Christmas Celebration Mass in the small cave in the neighborhood of St. Pieter\u2019s Mountain.\u00a0 After the Mass\u00a0 these young soldiers signed with charcoal their signature on the marl wall.<\/p>\nVisit website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Stichting-herdenking.jpg\")
\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tAmerican Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)<\/h3><\/span>This Federal public body was created in 1923 by the American Congress. The ABMC is -amongst other things- responsible for commemorating the effort and sacrifices of the American troops as of April 6th<\/sup>, 1917 and for developing, building, managing and maintaining the 24 permanent American cemeteries outside the USA, including Margraten.<\/p>\nVisit the website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ABMC.jpg\")
\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tAmerican WWII Orphans Network (AWON)<\/h3><\/span>Founded in 1991 with the objective of creating a platform for sons and daughters (and other next of kin) of Americans killed in action during World War 2. Our Adoption Foundation has close ties to the AWON-Organization.<\/p>\n
Visit the website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AWON.jpg\")
\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tFallen but not forgotten<\/h3>http:\/\/www.fallennotforgotten.nl<\/span>Main objective of this website is to pay homage to the many young American soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom and to assure that their stories are not forgotten. The website contains life stories of fallen Americans who are buried in Margraten.<\/p>\n
Visit the website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Fallen-but-not-forgotten.jpg\")
\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tAkkers van Margraten<\/h3><\/span>Here you can find eyewitness stories and information about the construction of the American Cemetery in Margraten as of November 1944. The site has been specifically developed for educational purposes.<\/p>\n
\nThe initiative to the Mass was an idea of the Brothers of the Immaculate Conception, who, by then, were the owners of the cave. They are better known in Maastricht as `The Brothers of the Beyart\u2019. The Mass was celebrated in a cave, called The Schark Cave, in the neighborhood of St. Pieter\u2019s Mountain in Maastricht.\u00a0 Between 250 and 280, mostly very young American soldiers, who stayed in Maastricht and its surroundings, attended this Christmas Celebration Mass in the small cave in the neighborhood of St. Pieter\u2019s Mountain.\u00a0 After the Mass\u00a0 these young soldiers signed with charcoal their signature on the marl wall.<\/p>\n
Visit website<\/a><\/p>\n This Federal public body was created in 1923 by the American Congress. The ABMC is -amongst other things- responsible for commemorating the effort and sacrifices of the American troops as of April 6th<\/sup>, 1917 and for developing, building, managing and maintaining the 24 permanent American cemeteries outside the USA, including Margraten.<\/p>\n Visit the website<\/a><\/p>\n Founded in 1991 with the objective of creating a platform for sons and daughters (and other next of kin) of Americans killed in action during World War 2. Our Adoption Foundation has close ties to the AWON-Organization.<\/p>\n Visit the website<\/a><\/p>\n Main objective of this website is to pay homage to the many young American soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom and to assure that their stories are not forgotten. The website contains life stories of fallen Americans who are buried in Margraten.<\/p>\n Visit the website<\/a><\/p>\n Here you can find eyewitness stories and information about the construction of the American Cemetery in Margraten as of November 1944. The site has been specifically developed for educational purposes.<\/p>\n<\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t
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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>American WWII Orphans Network (AWON)<\/h3><\/span>
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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>Fallen but not forgotten<\/h3>http:\/\/www.fallennotforgotten.nl<\/span>
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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>Akkers van Margraten<\/h3><\/span>
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