Henry Nicholas Gunther, November 11, 1918
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
Length: 03:00
Officially the last American to be killed in World War I. In a cruel twist of fate, Henry Gunther "cheated life" by dying needlessly on a field in France, in that war's final seconds. (Also available in a non-date-specific version)
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Henry Nicholas Gunther died today, November 11, 1918.
While some people are known for “cheating death” … and living … in a cruel twist of fate, Henry Gunther actually “cheated life” … dying … needlessly on a field in France, in the final seconds of World War I.
Gunther hailed from the Highlandtown section of Baltimore … at the time he was drafted, employed at the National Bank there. And like many families of German descent … victims of intense anti-German sentiment in that war, maybe so much that it left Henry Gunther with something to prove.
He arrived in France, a U.S. Army staff sergeant and was miserable. A letter he wrote, encouraging a friend to NOT enlist was returned by censors to Gunther’s commander, who broke him to private. Gunther took it hard.
On the morning that ended the War to End All Wars … the Armistice was signed at five, and couriers dispatched with the news....
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Henry Nicholas Gunther. Non Date Specific Version
Henry Nicholas Gunther died November 11, 1918.
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| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billie's Tune | Jonathan Thomas Stratman | Audiosparx | 2006 | 04:06 |
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Rocky McCulloch
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 09:52 AM | Permalink
Good Audio
Great short story