Most of the men here 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.

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.