MILITARY PERSONNEL

Henry Gunther

1895 - 1918

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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. He was killed at 10:59 a.m., about one minute before the Armistice was to take effect at 11:00 a.m. Gunther had recently been demoted, and was seeking to regain his rank just before the war ended. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Gunther is the 1,752nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,657th in 2019), the 6,981st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,447th in 2019) and the 113th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Henry Gunther ranks 1,752 out of 2,058. Before him are Peter Cosgrove, Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov, Hudson Austin, Harry Patch, Theodor Hoffmann, and Guo Boxiong. After him are Yekaterina Zelenko, Wilhelm Heye, András Toma, Leonid Ivashov, Lewis Powell, and Gustav von Alvensleben.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Henry Gunther ranks 221. Before him are Ngaio Marsh, Brian Horrocks, Carl Westergren, Gerald Patterson, Manuel Alonso Areizaga, and Louis Calhern. After him are Luigi Cevenini, Jan Burgers, Andreo Cseh, Ben Sharpsteen, Ion Barbu, and Béla Illés. Among people deceased in 1918, Henry Gunther ranks 152. Before him are John McCrae, Virgilio Fossati, Marianne Cope, Martin Sheridan, Henri Tauzin, and Émile Étienne Guimet. After him are Henry Macintosh, Johannes Thiele, Rose Cleveland, Olavo Bilac, Thérèse Schwartze, and Hanns Braun.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Gunther ranks 6,983 out of 20,380. Before him are Billy Burke (1966), Harry Shearer (1943), Marc Ribot (1954), Joanna Russ (1937), Ruth Buzzi (1936), and Monica (1980). After him are Randal Kleiser (1946), Maxwell Anderson (1888), Piper Perabo (1976), Billy Evans (1932), Paul Sweezy (1910), and Zachary Quinto (1977).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Henry Gunther ranks 113. Before him are Frederick C. Weyand (1916), Irvin McDowell (1818), James Jesus Angleton (1917), Benjamin Briggs (1835), Joseph Hooker (1814), and William Guarnere (1923). After him are Lewis Powell (1844), James Van Fleet (1892), George Pickett (1825), Smedley Butler (1881), Mickey Marcus (1901), and Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806).

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