Henry Gunther Memorial

Chaumont-devant-Damvillers, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France

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Coordinates: 49.30844, 5.42493
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Memorial to Pvt. Henry N. Gunther, the last American killed in World War I.

The memorial stands on a hilltop above the tiny hamlet of Chaumont-devant-Damvillers, Department of the Meuse, France. Chaumont is about 10 miles north of Verdun, site of the notorious 1916 battle between France and Germany.

The memorial features, in French, German and English, a description of the events leading up to Henry Gunther's death at 10:59 am on 11 November 1918, one minute before the Armistice. The memorial was raised on the initiative of Pierre Lenhard, a local historian, with the support of the mayor of Chaumont and the local authorities. It was dedicated on September 24, 2008, by Jean-Marie Bockel, the French Secretary of State for Defense and Veterans. (Information and photos supplied by Christina Holstein.)

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