Charles Gunkel (1875 - 1926)

Born 4 Nov 1875 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

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Died 23 Mar 1926 at age 50 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Charles Gunkel served with the United States Army during the Spanish-American War.
Service Started: unknown
Unit(s): unknown
Service Ended: unknown

Charles Gunkel was born on November 4, 1875, in New Jersey, to Augustus Gunkel and Henriette Noack.^[1] He had three brothers. He served in the US Army and fought in the Spanish American War. ^[2]He died on March 23, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York, at the age of 50, and was buried in Cyprus Hills National Veterans Cemetery ^[3].

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1. ↑ Name: Charles Gunkel Age: 5 Birth Date: Abt 1875 Birthplace: New Jersey Home in 1880: Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Street: Street Dwelling Number: 120 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: August Gunkel Father's Birthplace: Prussia Mother's Name: Amelia Gunkel Mother's Birthplace: Prussia https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/28183258:6742?ssrc=pt&tid=156090909&pid=132138779769
2. ↑ U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1198/images/MIUSA1798_102916-00459?ssrc=pt&treeid=156090909&personid=132138779769&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.156104946.853751240.1629193650-1694985767.1542840772&pId=1078737
3. ↑ Name: Charles Gunkel Death Date: 23 Mar 1926 Interment Place: New York, USA Cemetery Address: 625 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Cemetery: Cypress Hills National Cemetery Plot: Section 2 Site 9583 Notes: Sgt Us Army https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4491147:8750?ssrc=pt&tid=156090909&pid=132138779769