The Memorial Building (Exterior)

The memorial building stands at opposite end of the reflecting pools to the visitors building. The memorial building stands twenty eight feet high, thirty feet wide and eighty five feet long. The memorial is constructed from Portland stone similar to that used in St Paul's Cathedral in London and is entered by passing through two large teakwood doors which bear bronze plaques depicting various type of US World War 2 military equipment. The pediment at the front of the Memorial Building is inscribed with the words :

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY
1941-1945

oN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MEMORIAL BUILDING (FACING THE GRAVES) IS THE INSCRIPTION:

IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO THEIR SACRIFICE AND
IN PROUD MEMORY OF THEIR VALOR

To the south side of the Memorial Building there is a small peaceful garden where visitors can sit on stone benches and admire a large map carved into the side of the Memorial Building wall. The map depicts the various wartime american airfields within the British Isles.

On the north side of the memorial building (facing the graves) there are five stone pylons, one for each year that the United States fought during the Second World War (1941 - 1945). The platform at the front of the Memorial Building affords a magnificent view over the Grave area looking north towards the surrounding Cambridgeshire countryside.

List Of Equipment Displayed On The Memorial Door

• M8 Armored Scout Car (Description)
• 1/4 Ton 4X4 Truck (Description)
• 90mm Anti Aircraft Gun (Description)
• 155mm M2 Gun (Description)
• M4 (Sherman) Tank (Description)
• M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage (Description)
• 2.5 Ton DUKW Amphibious Truck (Description)
• 105mm Howitzer (Description)
• Destroyer (Reference)
• Light Cruiser (Reference)
• Attack Transport (Reference)
• Tank Landing Ship (Reference)
• Battleship (Reference)
• Escort Carrier (Reference)

On the south side of the memorial building is the map of Great Britain with the inscription :

THESE AND MANY OTHER SITES WERE LENT BY
THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IN ORDER THAT THEY MIGHT PREPARE AND SUPPORT
THEIR GREAT MILITARY ASSAULTS
1941-1945

The map shows every place in the united Kingdom were an American unit of Battalion size or greater was stationed, places where units of brigade size or greater were stationed are named. The map also shows the main air and sea routes between the United States and great Britain along which men and supplies traveled at great risk from enemy attack, the sea routes being particularly vulnerable to attack by German U-Boats.

The map was executed to the design of the American Battle Monuments commission by the British artist David Kindersley.

The view of the graves from the memorial platform looking north west. The graves nearest to view are in plot "G", the outermost plot. Each plot is divided by a short hedge. The plot's letter is identified by a stone tablet to the side, facing the walkway. Each grave within each row is individually numbered at the base of the headstone.