Vermont Honors First WWI Casualty Leonard A. Lord with State Marker
Vermont is set to honor Cpl. Leonard A. Lord, the first Vermonter killed in action during World War I, with a dedicated roadside marker. The ceremony will take place on April 12 at Riverside Cemetery in Swanton, where Lord was reinterred in 1921. Born in 1897 in Saint-Sebastien, Quebec, Lord moved to Vermont and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917. He served in the 103rd Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Infantry 'Yankee' Division and was killed on April 12, 1918, during a heavy artillery bombardment in France. His remains were initially buried in France but later moved to Vermont. The marker is part of Vermont's Roadside Historic Site Marker Program, which recognizes significant people, events, and places in the state. 
