This being Veteran’s Day it is only fitting  to acknowledge the fallen soldiers of Lassen County from World War I. Initially, a monument was to be placed at Inspiration Point, but that never materialized. In 1922, the highway entrance into Susanville’s west end was constructed, saw the placement of a bronze plaque with the names of Lassen County men who perished in World War I. In 1966, the highway was realigned and the plaque removed.

In 1940, a living memorial in the form of sixteen trees were planted around the Lassen County Courthouse for the World War I soldiers from Lassen County who never returned. It was the intent to place a small marker at the base of each tree with the veteran’s name. Only two were done, as the project was derailed due to the outbreak of World War II, and was never completed.

And finally below is the list of men from Lassen County who sacrificed their lives in World War I.

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