Graduate of Princeton.
PRIVATE CHARLES PAUL GIESSING ARMY Headquarters Company Library War Service HOMETOWN BROOKLYN, NY DATE OF BIRTH JULY 4, 1892 LOCATION OF DEATH FORT DIX, NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ DATE OF DEATH OCTOBER 3, 1918 LOCATION OF BURIAL UNKNOWN Dr. Charles Paul Giessing died at Camp Dix in New Jersey on October 3, 1918 of pneumonia. After attending Cornell, Dr. Giessing received his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin in 1917. He continued his studies at Princeton as a Proctor Fellow of medieval history. Dr. Giessing initially applied for enlistment in Madison but was denied because of poor eyesight. Later, he was accepted for limited service and assigned duty in the Headquarters Company at Camp Dix.