The World War I Cantigny American Monument is located in the village of Cantigny (Somme), France, about four miles northwest of Montdidier on route D-26 from Montdidier to Ailly-sur-Noye. It is about sixty-six miles north of Paris via Chantilly or Senlis.

This battlefield monument, commemorates the first offensive operation by a large American unit in May 1918. It stands in the center of a village which was captured during that attack. The village was completely destroyed by artillery fire. The monument consists of a white stone shaft on a platform surrounded by an attractive park, developed and maintained by the Commission. The quiet surroundings now give no hint of the bitter hand to hand fighting which took place nearby many years ago.