Herbert Otto Wunnenberg 1895 - 1918

WUNNENBERG

Posted By: Deb (email)
Date: 6/4/2014 at 15:08:47

Bring Home Body of H. Wunnenberg. Young Hero Who Was Shot Through Lung In France Will Be Burried Here. Fred C. Wunnenberg of Sperry, Ia., received a telegram announcing the arrival of his son's body in Hoboken and the remains will be brought to Burlington and laid to rest. Private Herbert O. Wunnenberg was killed in France. It was the drive when the Yanks were pushing forward close on the heels of the retreating Hun. Private Wunnenberg was among the first. A bullet pierced his lung and he fell to the ground. When the ambulance drove up Private Wunnenberg stood on his feet despite the fact that he was fatally wounded, according to letters received by his father from the soldiers who were on the battlefield at the time. The young man was taken back to the hospital where he passed away, after battling for life for six days. He made the supreme sacrifice and died a hero. Private Wunnenberg was a member of Company 3, 139th infantry. When the body arrives here a military funeral will be arranged, and he will be laid to rest with full military honors.