![]() It also provides information as to his burial arrangements, next of kin, disinterment, and shipment of his remains. ![]() The burial card for Pvt Gunther confirms that he was killed in action November 11, 1918. These cards are a great source of information that contain the name of the individual who died, the unit that they were assigned to, and information regarding the nature of their death. When an individual died during World War I a burial card was created. He is credited as being the last American solder to be killed during World War I. ![]() only one minute before the Armistice came into force Private Henry Gunther was killed in action. On November 11, 1918, before hostilities ended, the 313 th Infantry Regiment continued to fight along with other Allied units on the front of the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Today’s post is written by Suzanne Zoumbaris, an Archives Specialist in the Textual Records Division at the National Archives at College Park. ![]()
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