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Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial

Sylvester Antolak and Robert Turner Waugh are the two Medal of Honor recipients in the Trackpads corpus buried at Sicily-Rome. M039 records Antolak at Plot C, Row 12, Grave 13 and Waugh at Plot H, Row 13, Grave 37. The records describe burial and commemoration only and do not imply medal custody.

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White grave markers, Italian pines, and the memorial building at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno.
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery memorial settingImage: American Battle Monuments Commission · Public domain U.S. federal government work; ABMC source attribution retained · Source ↗

Historical context

About this institution

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial at Nettuno covers 77 acres and commemorates Americans lost during the campaigns in Sicily and mainland Italy. The site includes 7,845 graves, a chapel and map room, 3,095 names of the missing, formal gardens, and a modern visitor center that interprets the campaign through personal stories, photographs, film, and interactive displays.

Why it matters to Medal of Honor research

The Nettuno profile provides exact reciprocal links for both Medal of Honor recipients buried at the cemetery and connects them to ABMC interpretation of the Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, and Italian campaigns. It adds precise geographic research value without converting burial evidence into an artifact claim.

Collection guide

What to look for

The following highlights summarize the strongest verified reasons to include this institution in the archive. They are a planning guide, not a promise that every object is on view at all times.

Sylvester Antolak grave at Plot C, Row 12, Grave 13

Robert Turner Waugh grave at Plot H, Row 13, Grave 37

Visitor center interpreting the Allied campaign in Italy

Chapel, map room, memorial gardens, and Tablets of the Missing

Verified connections

Medal of Honor relationships

2 total

Recipient burial and memorial

Sylvester Antolak

Sylvester Antolak is buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Plot C, Row 12, Grave 13. This permanent grave relationship documents recipient burial and commemoration only and does not imply that the cemetery holds or displays the recipient’s Medal of Honor.

Record: Plot C, Row 12, Grave 13

Verified 2026-10-12 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Permanent ABMC burial relationship with plot, row, and grave location documented by the Medal of Honor Historical Society; no medal-custody claim.

Recipient burial and memorial

Robert Turner Waugh

Robert Turner Waugh is buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Plot H, Row 13, Grave 37. This permanent grave relationship documents recipient burial and commemoration only and does not imply that the cemetery holds or displays the recipient’s Medal of Honor.

Record: Plot H, Row 13, Grave 37

Verified 2026-10-12 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Permanent ABMC burial relationship with plot, row, and grave location documented by the Medal of Honor Historical Society; no medal-custody claim.

Collection focus

Historical specialties

World War II Italy campaign cemeteryAnzio, Sicily, Salerno, and Italian campaign interpretationTwo named Medal of Honor recipient burialsABMC visitor center and memorial architecture

Service connections

U.S. Army

Conflict connections

World War II