Gustave Englebrecht - Buena Vista Cemetery, Port Gamble, WA
N 47° 51.347 W 122° 35.219
10T E 530894 N 5300354
The resting place of Coxswain Gustave Englebrecht, "killed by Northern Indians" in the Battle of Port Gamble, the first U.S. military death in the North Pacific.
Waymark Code: WM181NJ
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2023
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Gustave Englebrecht was born in Germany, but became a sailor in the U.S. Navy. He was serving as a coxswain aboard the warship USS Massachusetts when it was part of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Squadron in 1856. During a minor battle between the ship and the Native Americans at Port Gamble, he was killed November 21, 1856, officially making him the first ever U.S. Navy combat death in the Pacific.
It is said that "curiosity got the better of Gus Englebrecht. He poked his head above a log to view a brave just fired upon, and wrote himself into history."
Type of Death Listed: War related (Killed in Action)
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Killed in battle with Northern Indians at Port Gamble, Wash. in line of duty on November 21, 1856
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