Edmund F. Meacham, Corporal, Company F, 23rd Infantry, son of Horace E. and Alma M. (Jordan) Meacham, lost his life at Chateau-Thierry, during the Second Battle of the Marne during World War I. He enlisted at age 18, on July 18, 1917. He was laid to rest, with military honors, Sunday afternoon, May 15, 1921.
The funeral and ceremonies at Ascutney Cemetery honoring Corp. Meacham took place on a sunny spring day. "At the Armory the line of march started and continued its course to the cemetery, the order of formation being as follows; The rifle squad of eight men, commanded by Earl L. Gauthier; the colors and guard, the colors being carried by Henry Holsten, a sailor; and the two guards being Leon J. Mayo of the army and Perley B. Wright of the Marine Corps. Following them were 56 ex-service men, the most of whom were in uniform. Next came the Order of the Sons of Veterans, and last of all was the hearse guarded by the eight pall bearers who were overseas veterans, together with the members of the family of the deceased.
At the cemetery the remarks at the grave were made by the Rev. A. J. Bowser, who spoke most feelingly of the occasion and what it meant. He mentioned in particular the spirit that had led Corporal Edmund Meacham into the army so early after the organization of the American overseas troops had been started and the boyish enthusiasm that must have prompted him in this adventurous undertaking. He was in his 18th year and could have remained at home until called by the draft at the latter part of the war had he chosen to have done thus. After the remarks by the officiating clergyman the rifle squad fired a military salute of three rounds. When the last echo of the shots had died away Trumpeter Fred E. Jacobs sounded Taps in the central part of the cemetery. The call of the bugle was answered by another, Trumpeter Joe Wood, at another part of the cemetery, the last call having the effect of an echo from the first bugle call. The ceremonies were under the direction of the officer of the day, Frank Hubbard."
(From The Vermont Journal, May 20, 1921)
The funeral and ceremonies at Ascutney Cemetery honoring Corp. Meacham took place on a sunny spring day. "At the Armory the line of march started and continued its course to the cemetery, the order of formation being as follows; The rifle squad of eight men, commanded by Earl L. Gauthier; the colors and guard, the colors being carried by Henry Holsten, a sailor; and the two guards being Leon J. Mayo of the army and Perley B. Wright of the Marine Corps. Following them were 56 ex-service men, the most of whom were in uniform. Next came the Order of the Sons of Veterans, and last of all was the hearse guarded by the eight pall bearers who were overseas veterans, together with the members of the family of the deceased.
At the cemetery the remarks at the grave were made by the Rev. A. J. Bowser, who spoke most feelingly of the occasion and what it meant. He mentioned in particular the spirit that had led Corporal Edmund Meacham into the army so early after the organization of the American overseas troops had been started and the boyish enthusiasm that must have prompted him in this adventurous undertaking. He was in his 18th year and could have remained at home until called by the draft at the latter part of the war had he chosen to have done thus. After the remarks by the officiating clergyman the rifle squad fired a military salute of three rounds. When the last echo of the shots had died away Trumpeter Fred E. Jacobs sounded Taps in the central part of the cemetery. The call of the bugle was answered by another, Trumpeter Joe Wood, at another part of the cemetery, the last call having the effect of an echo from the first bugle call. The ceremonies were under the direction of the officer of the day, Frank Hubbard."
(From The Vermont Journal, May 20, 1921)
Edmund F. Meacham, Corporal, Company F, 23rd Infantry, son of Horace E. and Alma M. (Jordan) Meacham, lost his life at Chateau-Thierry, during the Second Battle of the Marne during World War I. He enlisted at age 18, on July 18, 1917. He was laid to rest, with military honors, Sunday afternoon, May 15, 1921.
The funeral and ceremonies at Ascutney Cemetery honoring Corp. Meacham took place on a sunny spring day. "At the Armory the line of march started and continued its course to the cemetery, the order of formation being as follows; The rifle squad of eight men, commanded by Earl L. Gauthier; the colors and guard, the colors being carried by Henry Holsten, a sailor; and the two guards being Leon J. Mayo of the army and Perley B. Wright of the Marine Corps. Following them were 56 ex-service men, the most of whom were in uniform. Next came the Order of the Sons of Veterans, and last of all was the hearse guarded by the eight pall bearers who were overseas veterans, together with the members of the family of the deceased.
At the cemetery the remarks at the grave were made by the Rev. A. J. Bowser, who spoke most feelingly of the occasion and what it meant. He mentioned in particular the spirit that had led Corporal Edmund Meacham into the army so early after the organization of the American overseas troops had been started and the boyish enthusiasm that must have prompted him in this adventurous undertaking. He was in his 18th year and could have remained at home until called by the draft at the latter part of the war had he chosen to have done thus. After the remarks by the officiating clergyman the rifle squad fired a military salute of three rounds. When the last echo of the shots had died away Trumpeter Fred E. Jacobs sounded Taps in the central part of the cemetery. The call of the bugle was answered by another, Trumpeter Joe Wood, at another part of the cemetery, the last call having the effect of an echo from the first bugle call. The ceremonies were under the direction of the officer of the day, Frank Hubbard."
(From The Vermont Journal, May 20, 1921)
The funeral and ceremonies at Ascutney Cemetery honoring Corp. Meacham took place on a sunny spring day. "At the Armory the line of march started and continued its course to the cemetery, the order of formation being as follows; The rifle squad of eight men, commanded by Earl L. Gauthier; the colors and guard, the colors being carried by Henry Holsten, a sailor; and the two guards being Leon J. Mayo of the army and Perley B. Wright of the Marine Corps. Following them were 56 ex-service men, the most of whom were in uniform. Next came the Order of the Sons of Veterans, and last of all was the hearse guarded by the eight pall bearers who were overseas veterans, together with the members of the family of the deceased.
At the cemetery the remarks at the grave were made by the Rev. A. J. Bowser, who spoke most feelingly of the occasion and what it meant. He mentioned in particular the spirit that had led Corporal Edmund Meacham into the army so early after the organization of the American overseas troops had been started and the boyish enthusiasm that must have prompted him in this adventurous undertaking. He was in his 18th year and could have remained at home until called by the draft at the latter part of the war had he chosen to have done thus. After the remarks by the officiating clergyman the rifle squad fired a military salute of three rounds. When the last echo of the shots had died away Trumpeter Fred E. Jacobs sounded Taps in the central part of the cemetery. The call of the bugle was answered by another, Trumpeter Joe Wood, at another part of the cemetery, the last call having the effect of an echo from the first bugle call. The ceremonies were under the direction of the officer of the day, Frank Hubbard."
(From The Vermont Journal, May 20, 1921)
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