World War I 1914-18

George MaxfieldJames Hussey

W.W. I Rochester Pictures

George Maxfield - First Rochester soldier to die in World War I. Picture of Private Maxfield from the Rochester VFW

James Hussey of Rochester, NH (My Great Uncle) - served in World War I and is pictured here in his Army uniform.
The below medal was presented to all the brave Rochester Men who served in the Armed Forces during World War I.

Rochester WWI Medal

Read about the combat exploits of Rochester resident Frank Ames
Up till 1914 there had been other "world wars" such as the Napoleonic Wars or the Seven Years War of 1756-1763 but World War I or the Great War (which it was called before World War II) was a much more massive war and more deadly contest of arms then the earlier wars. The war would see the introduction of gas warfare and on the Western Front from 1914 until 1918 the fighting consisted largely of trench warfare. There were over 37 million casualties in the war (more than 300,000 American casualties).

The folowing Rochester men made the ultimate sacrifice in World War I

The first Rochester man to be killed in World War I was Private George Maxfield of the 23rd U.S. Infantry. On June 13, 1918 he was struck down by enemy fire outside of Chateau Thierry. The Rochester VFW Post is named in honor of George Maxfield. He was but 17 years old when he enlisted.

Horace Buckman - Died of pneumonia on October 6, 1918

Clayton C. Chaplin - Died on January 8, 1918

Andrew F. Connell - Killed in action September 26, 1918

Alvah W. Emerson - Died of Disease on February 15, 1918

Joseph Francis Horne - Died of pneumonia on December 29, 1917

Norman Little - Killed by explosion of shell (he was a former resident of Rochester)

Benjamin Quinlan - Died of pneumonia

Charles Sanborn - Died of influenza

Earle C. Stanly - Died of typhoid fever on July 2, 1918

Leon G. Townsend - Unknown date

Erving Veno - Killed in action on July 19, 1918

Clifton Wormhood - Died of accident September 1918

All the Rochester Men who served in this conflict are listed in alphabetical order. Click on one of the four tabs to view the names.

Roy T. Abbot to Edward Dodier
Charles T. Downing to Edward Larochelle
Lionel J. Larose to Charles M. Teague
Chester Tebbets to Stephen Young

Rochester Courier Articles About The War

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