Famed U. S. architects such as the firm of Cram & Ferguson received within the past fortnight contracts for designs for eight chapels at European cemeteries where U. S. soldiers are buried:
NUMBER COST
PLACE BURIED COMPLETE
Romagne 14,107 $300,000
Fere-en-Tardenois 5,946 140,000
Thiaucourt 4,141 140,000
Belleau 2,212 110,000
Suresnes 1,506 100,000
Somme (Bony) 826 90,000
Brookwood 437 70,000
Waereghem 365 50,000
All are in France except Brookwood, which is near London, and Waereghem, in Belgium.
In addition, eight monuments will be erected, the largest in the Meuse-Argonne area.
In addition, Navy monuments will be erected...
