Bad_Mood_Larry t1_iwotzrk wrote on November 17, 2022 at 5:50 AM

Reply to comment by ivanthemute in TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831

To be fair he also might of been just suicidal which i think is a bit more sympathetic. His motives are unclear maybe he was a glory hound getting that last sniff of combat or maybe he just wanted to die for some reason. Who knows its not like suicide was talked in the open back then and the guy did seem to be generally depressed. That being said the award (btw it was the DSC) was unnecessary.

ivanthemute t1_iwpixg6 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 11:35 AM

Updated. Not sure why my damn phone changed the acronym.