James Francis Jewell Archibald | |
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Born | |
Died | May 29, 1934 | (aged 62)
Known for | first man wounded in the Spanish–American War |
James Francis Jewell Archibald (September 22, 1871 – May 29, 1934) was an American war correspondent. [1] He was the first man wounded in the Spanish–American War. [2] He was embedded with German troops in World War I and was arrested when he returned to the United States. [3] [4]
He was born on September 22, 1871, in Chautauqua County, New York to Dr. Francis Albert Archibald and Martha Washington Jewell. [3] He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1888. [2]
By 1910 he was living in Washington, DC. [5]
He was detained by the British in World War I and was found to be carrying a letter from Constantin Theodor Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United States to Stephan Burián von Rajecz, the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Vienna. [6] The letter described a plan to delay the production of American munitions by a strike action. [7] He was charged with performing an "unneutral service" and later released. [6]
His wife filed for divorce in 1927. [8]
He committed suicide with a gunshot on May 29, 1934, in Hollywood, California. [1]
Blue Shirt and Khaki a Comparison (1901)
James Francis Jewell Archibald | |
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Born | |
Died | May 29, 1934 | (aged 62)
Known for | first man wounded in the Spanish–American War |
James Francis Jewell Archibald (September 22, 1871 – May 29, 1934) was an American war correspondent. [1] He was the first man wounded in the Spanish–American War. [2] He was embedded with German troops in World War I and was arrested when he returned to the United States. [3] [4]
He was born on September 22, 1871, in Chautauqua County, New York to Dr. Francis Albert Archibald and Martha Washington Jewell. [3] He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1888. [2]
By 1910 he was living in Washington, DC. [5]
He was detained by the British in World War I and was found to be carrying a letter from Constantin Theodor Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United States to Stephan Burián von Rajecz, the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Vienna. [6] The letter described a plan to delay the production of American munitions by a strike action. [7] He was charged with performing an "unneutral service" and later released. [6]
His wife filed for divorce in 1927. [8]
He committed suicide with a gunshot on May 29, 1934, in Hollywood, California. [1]
Blue Shirt and Khaki a Comparison (1901)