The Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten - Rosette placement.
At the names of five missing American soldiers on the Wall of Missing in the Margraten cemetery, rosettes were placed on Thursday, March 22, 2018 because these men have been found and identified. A mortar group of the Airmobile Brigade was also present at this ceremony.
AIELLO, Michael (S/Sgt, 401 GIR /101 A/B Division, MIA 30-9-1944)
ALLEN, Clarence E. (2LT, 368 FG, MIA 12-10-1944)
BAILEY, Shirley E. (PVT, 4th Infantry Division, MIA 29-11-1944)
DAMON, Charles H. (Sgt, 448 BG, MIA 4-4-1945)
MAINS, Robert L. (1Lt, 448 BG, MIA 4-4-1945)
The rosettes, executed in bronze and with a diameter of 2,06 cm, show a rosemary leaf wreath with an eight point compass rose in the middle, symbol for searching and finding missing persons.
Video courtesy of "The Battlefield Explorer"