Three weeks earlier, the church had been lightly hit by an accidental American bombardment. Adverse weather hampered visibility and, as a result, the bombers dropped part of their load in the vicinity of the liberated village of Urmond instead of nearby Roermond. There were no casualties and though there was some damage, it was quickly repaired.

 Three war victims from Urmond are buried in the cemetery. Two of them served in the army and died in May 1940: 26-year-old Piet Breuls and 20-year-old Funs Leers. The third victim, 27-year-old Sjeng Tholen, was a member of the resistance. His cousin, Jean Tholen, recounted: "My father's brother was arrested for distributing pamphlets. Passing through Vught, he ended up in Mauthausen concentration camp. It is believed that he died of exhaustion."