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Wall of the Missing Ceremony at Margraten Cemetery

Wall of the Missing Ceremony at Margraten Cemetery

Five soldiers from WWII who had been missing for over 70 years have finally been found and identified.

On March 22nd, 2018 a short ceremony was held at Margraten American Cemetery and bronze rosettes were added to their names on the Walls of the Missing.

This is their ceremony:

S/Sgt AIELLO, Michael
401 GIR – 101 Airborne Division
MIA 30-9-1944

2LT ALLEN, Clarence E
368 Fighter Group ,
MIA 12-10-1944

PVT BAILEY, Shirley E.
4th Infantry Division,
MIA 29-11-1944

Sgt DAMAN, Charles H.
448 Bomb Group
MIA 4-4-1945

1Lt MAINS, Robert L.
448 Bomb Group,
MIA 4-4-1945

By Joris

My name is Joris Nieuwint and please let me be your tour guide! As a local who has lived in the Operation Market Garden area for most of my life, this battle is now part of my DNA, and I have been studying it for almost 30 years. Since 2012 I have been active as a Battlefield Guide and over the years I’ve have taken many individuals, small and large groups, relatives of veterans, school groups, and military groups and staff rides on tours all through Europe. What began with guiding in the Operation Market Garden area has since expanded to include the Hürtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge and more.

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