Henry Gunther | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Gunther which appears on his grave | |
| Born | June 6, 1895 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 1918 (aged 23) Chaumont-devant-Damvillers, Meuse, France |
| Buried | Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Baltimore |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | U.S. Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1918 |
| Rank | Sergeant (up to July 1918 or later) Demoted to private Posthumously restored to Sergeant |
| Unit | 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division |
| Known for | The soldier who died one minute before the end of World War I |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |  Distinguished Service Cross |
Henry Nicholas John Gunther (June 6, 1895 – November 11, 1918) was an American soldier and possibly the last soldier of any of the belligerents to be killed during World War I.[1][2][3] He was killed at 10:59 a.m., about one minute before the Armistice was to take effect at 11:00 a.m.[2][4]
Gunther had recently been demoted, and was seeking to regain his rank just before the war ended.[3]
- ^ Hayes-Fisher, John (October 29, 2008). "The last soldiers to die in World War I". BBC News. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ a b Meyer, Eugene (November 1, 2008). "The Unknown Soldier". Maryland Life. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ a b Rodricks, Dan (November 11, 2008). "The sad, senseless end of Henry Gunther". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ Persico, Joseph E. (2004). Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, 1918: World War I and Its Violent Climax. New York: Random House. p. 351. ISBN 0-375-50825-2.