The 79th Infantry Division was an infantry formation of the United States Army Reserve in World Wars I and II.
79th Sustainment Command DUI
"Through France; 14 Jun - 29 Aug 1944" poster 1 of 4 of battle movements of the 79th Infantry Division.
Henry Gunther
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Henry Nicholas John Gunther 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 A
79th Infantry Division (United States)
…inactivated in June 1919. Throughout its entire World War I campaign, the division suffered 6,874 casualties with 1,151 killed and 5,723 wounded. Private Henry Gunther, the last American soldier to be killed in action during World War I, served with the 313th Infantry Regiment of the 79th Division. The 79th Division…
Photo of Gunther while with his troops during WWI.
Commemorative plaque at the grave of Henry Gunther in Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery in Baltimore, unveiled on November 11, 2010.