Case Study

American Battle Monuments Commission

Honoring our Heros

Documenting World History

In 2022, Cove Creek had the distinct privilege of showcasing all overseas American cemeteries (26) for the American Battle Monuments Commissions. This project was commissioned as part of the 100 year ABMC anniversary, serving as both historical preservation and educational content.

Normandy American Cemetery
Located on the site of D-Day landings, over 1 million people per year visit this historically important site. 9,387 war dead are buried here, and an additional 1,557 are inscribed on the Walls of the Missing.

Manila American Cemetery
The largest overseas American cemetery, located within urban Manila (BGC), lays to rest over 16,000 who died in the Pacific, and honors over 36,000 missing in action.

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
The largest World War 1 cemetery, and the largest American cemetery in Europe. Most lost their lives in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918.

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
One of two Italian American Cemeteries, located on the Italian coast, south of Rome.

An ambitious project scope

days

countries

virtual tours

In addition the 26 cemeteries, Cove Creek captured the four ABMC memorials in the United States- Honolulu Memorial, East Coast Memorial (San Francisco), West Coast Memorial (New York), and the newly constructed World War 1 Memorial adjacent to the White House.

View all 30 tours

The project took a year to complete, spanning over 150 shooting days, and adhering an extensive post-production schedule. Cove Creek planned all global logistics and shooting schedules, with the help of the great staff at ABMC.

Cove Creek adeptly managed logistical challenges, accommodating visitor hours, aligning with grounds crew schedules, and navigating construction obstacles, all while upholding a commitment to producing a high-quality product with minimal disruption.

Cove Creek continues its work with ABMC, providing a robust content management system, which allows ABMC employees to keep their 30 tours updated with new digital assets.

All virtual tours can be viewed on ABMC’s website. In addition to the digital tours, select images have been used in print applications, including the recent joint publication from the Smithsonian and ABMC