Joseph P. Chaisson killed in action-Post Name sake
Feb 24, 1918
Joseph P. Chaisson was the first hometown soldier to be killed in action during World War I The United States had been reluctant to enter the war and in 1917 the 26 Yankee division was federalized consisting of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut National Guard and was mobilized at Camp Devins, Massachusetts. The 26 Yankee Division was the first full Division to arrive in France doing training with the French during..