US Military Cemetery Son

The US Military Cemetery Son is a memorial site in Son en Breugel honoring American soldiers who died during World War II, featuring a black marble marker as its main monument. The site sits along Rooyseweg in Wolfswinkel and marks where a temporary field cemetery once held hundreds of war dead.

After the liberation of the Netherlands, hundreds of fallen Allied soldiers were temporarily buried here from 1944 to 1949, mostly Americans from airborne operations. Their remains were later transferred to permanent resting places in their home countries.

The memorial bears the names of soldiers who fell during the liberation of the region, and visitors encounter markers honoring the 101st Airborne Division's role. Local people have connected with this place over time and return regularly to pay their respects to those remembered here.

The site is freely accessible and the black marble marker serves as an orientation point along Rooyseweg. Visitors should allow quiet time to read the inscriptions and pay their respects to those commemorated here.

German prisoners of war dug the original graves and wrapped the fallen soldiers in parachute material before burial at the Waterhoef farm. This work shows how even former enemies were treated with respect in death.

Location: Son en Breugel

Inception: 2006

Official opening: December 12, 2006

Address: Rooyseweg, Son (Son en Breugel), Noord-Brabant, Nederland

GPS coordinates: 51.52743,5.49073

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:16