The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-13
NEWPORT HERO
BURIED WITH
MILITARY H0N0RS
Impressive Ceremony for
John P. Hill, Jr.,
War Veteran

The body of John P Hill, Jr
whose death occurred at the Park
er Hill hospital, Boston, on Satur-
day arrived in Newport Wednesday
morning accompanied by Rev. H.
B. Rankin, his guardian. A delega-
ton of the military organizations
escorted the body to the almoly
and remained on guard until $50
A NJ, the hour Of the funeral, Civ
ing opportunity for friends and
comrades to view the remains.
The funeral cortege with a mill
tary escort, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Wilfred Bailey, Command
ant, members of the American Le-
gion, Or. II. E. Somers, Captain,
and sergeant Martin C. Lanter,
marched to St Mary's Catholic
church where solemn high mass
of requiem was sung by the Rev.
Norbert Lachance, assisted by
Father Couture and Father George
Hagan of Barton.
The commitment service was in
charge of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. Eight service men comDosed
the firing squad. Taps were sound
ed just before the body was low
cred, by former bugler Alfred
Henrickon. The bearers were Ma
ior Reginald Buzzell, captain Don
aid J. Emery, captain Chester
Mooney, lieut.. Arthur Mooney,
lieut. Napoleon Mayo, and lieut. Ben
Borella.
All the men who TOOK major
parts in the funeral were well &C
quainted or had served with the de-
ceased.
John P. Hill is the son of Henry
Hill of Orleans formerly of New
port and was born in Canada and
would have been 26 years of age in
July He left school at the age of
Is years and entered the employ
of the Boston & Maine railroad as
locomotive Inspector, the position
which he held until he enlisted. He
enlisted in old Company L, first
Vermont Infantry at ort Ethan
Allen in the early spring of 1917.
Shortly afterward the company
was split up and with the remain
ing 80 men under Capt. Borella
went to Westfeld, Sept. 2, 1917.
On the eighth of the same month
Mr.. Hill, one of the 20, was trans
ferred to Company f 103rd Infan-
try and during service II of them
were wounded, Mr.. Hills wound
being of such nature that death
was the final result About Sept.
26 he, with the 103rd Infantry,
sailed from Hoboken, N. ] to Hal
flax, and from there landed at
Liverpool, England, where they
remained a month. Their next or
ders were to sail from South
Hampton, to a-Havre, France, in
Nov, and then to Leffot-lc-Grand
where they served in the training
months. Their first real war ser
vice camps under the French for
three was a month in the front
line trenches at SoisSion. They
were next transferred to the Toul
sector in front of Metz where P1i-
vate Pelkey, the first Newport boy
paid the supreme sacrifice. Com
pany f 103rd Inft. expected to
spend July 4th in Paris, but in
stead found themselves relieving
the second division of Marines at.
Beualleau Woods. On July IS, the
big American drive was launched
and on the 23rd Mr.. Hill was
wounded and confined to d hospital
in France until the armistice was
signed. He was then brought home
and placed in a hospital in New
York and was later sent south and
discharged. Being unable to work
as boiler Inspector, the work he
again took up, he was placed
through the American Legion, in
the governments charge again and
sent to the Parker Hill hospital
where his death occurred
He leaves besides his father
Henry Hill. four brothers, Chester
employed at the Lakeside Restaur-
ant, Newport; Arthur of Groveton.
n. H.; and Charles and Elmer of
Canada who served in the Cana
dian Army.