Somme American Cemetery and Memorial, Iowa in the Great War

The World War I Somme American Cemetery is located one-half mile southwest of the village of Bony (Aisne), France. The road leading to Bony leaves Highway N-44 ten miles north of St. Quentin, a short distance north of the Bellicourt American Monument.
This fourteen-acre cemetery, sited on a gentle slope typical of the open, rolling Picardy countryside contains the graves of 1,844 American military Dead. Most lost their lives while serving in American units attached to British Armies or in the operations near Cantigny during World War I. The headstones, set in regular rows, are separated into four plots by paths which intersect at the flagpole near the top of the slope. The longer axis leads to the chapel at the eastern end of the cemetery.

Memorial from Graves Area

A massive bronze door, surmounted by an American eagle, leads the way into the chapel whose outer walls contain sculptured pieces of military equipment. Once inside, light from a cross-shaped crystal window above the marble altar bathes the subdued interior with luminous radiance. The walls bear the names of 333 heroic American Missing in Action who gave their lives in the service of their Country, but whose remains were never recovered or identified. There are three Medal of Honor recipients interred at the cemetery.

Memorial from the street

The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country holidays. When the cemetery is open to the public, a staff member is on duty in the Visitors’ Building to answer questions and escort relatives to grave and memorial sites.

GREAT WAR HONOR ROLL


	Edward M. Cowie Private, U.S. Army 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: September 25, 1918 Buried at: Plot C Row 6 Grave 1, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Edward DeVries Private, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 6, 1918 Buried at: Plot D Row 25 Grave 10, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Chris H. Duhme Private, U.S. Army 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 12, 1918 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Frank Faffl Private, U.S. Army 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: May 27, 1918 Buried at: Plot D Row 17 Grave 3, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	John G. Finck Private, U.S. Army 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 29, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 25 Grave 3, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Wesley, Jr. Freml First Lieutenant, U.S. Army 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: June 29, 1918 Buried at: Plot D Row 7 Grave 12, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France Awards: Distinguished Service Cross French Croix de Guerre
	Umberto Guiducci Private, U.S. Army 129th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: August 5, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 22 Grave 4. Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Ross T. Hadley Corporal, U.S. Army 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: June 17, 1918 Buried at: Plot D Row 17 Grave 6, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Elsworth D. Heiserman Private, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 8, 1918 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Henry P. Heldt Private First Class, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: September 24, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 27 Grave 10, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Harry Hendricks Clerk, U.S. Army 6th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: March 29, 1918 Buried at: Plot C Row 23 Grave 6, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Eddie Hendrickson Private, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 30, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 16 Grave 15, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Carl A. Herrington Private, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 8, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 26 Grave 5, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Albert P. Huber Private, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 8, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 25 Grave 12, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Clarence J. Hunger Private, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 17, 1918 Buried at: Plot D Row 19 Grave 12, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Forest G. Johns Private, U.S. Army 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: May 30, 1918 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	John Kapparos Private, U.S. Army 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: May 28, 1918 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Edward R. Kubik Private, U.S. Army 131st Infantry Regiment, 33rd Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: August 9, 1918 Buried at: Plot D Row 19 Grave 6, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	John E. Kuethe Private, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 19, 1918 Buried at: Plot B Row 9 Grave 1, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	William C. Kuhlmann Corporal, U.S. Army 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: September 29, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 13 Grave 9, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Thomas H. Larsen Private, U.S. Army 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: May 29, 1918 Buried at: Plot C Row 10 Grave 7, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Harry R. Long Corporal, U.S. Army 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: May 6, 1918 Buried at: Plot D Row 18 Grave 8, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Thomas McKinley Private First Class, U.S. Army 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: May 6, 1918 Buried at: Plot C Row 22 Grave 13, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Joe Mrstik Private, U.S. Army 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 8, 1918 Buried at: Plot B Row 17 Grave 2, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Charles Noska Private, U.S. Army 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 13, 1918 Buried at: Plot B Row 34 Grave 4, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Dee D. Palmer Private, U.S. Army 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 10, 1918 Buried at: Plot B Row 34 Grave 9, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Gerald S. Patton Sergeant, U.S. Army 30th Engineer Regiment, 3rd Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: May 14, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 13 Grave 8, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Clifford D. Penney Private, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 8, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 18 Grave 2, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Eugene E. Petit Private, U.S. Army 161st Infantry Regiment, 41st Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: November 15, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 15 Grave 7, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Ernest A. Richardson Private, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: September 28, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 7 Grave 1, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Nicholas Rieder Private, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: September 29, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 24 Grave 1, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	James P. Slattery Private First Class, U.S. Army 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: September 29, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 11 Grave 1, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Albert L. Stanford Private, U.S. Army 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 7, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 6 Grave 10, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Theodore C. Thorson Private, U.S. Army 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: September 26, 1918 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Sterling Ward Private, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 7, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 18 Grave 3, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	Ben H. Westerbeck Private, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 8, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 28 Grave 15, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France
	John H. Woodward Private First Class, U.S. Army 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division Entered the Service from: Iowa Died: October 6, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 22 Grave 7, Somme American Cemetery Bony, France