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The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) is a small independent agency of the Executive Branch of the United States Federal Government . Established by Congress in 1923 , it is responsible for:
The Commission administers, operates, and maintains 24 permanent American burial grounds on foreign soil. As of May 2006 , there are 124,917 U.S. War Dead interred at these cemeteries, 30,921 of World War I, 93,246 of World War II and 750 of the Mexican-American War . Additionally 6,033 American veterans and others are interred in the Mexico City and Corozal American Cemeteries. COMPLETE SORTABLE LIST OF ABMC CEMETERIES COMPLETE SORTABLE LIST OF ABMC MONUMENTS SOURCES possible sources for continued research can include:
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