Henry Nicholas John Gunther (June 6, 1895 – November 11, 1918) was an American soldier and likely 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.