During World War I, from April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918, soldiers from Stratford served their country, and those killed in action were George C Anderson, Martin Cunningham, George Desario, Charles Dunn, Vincenzo Gioia, Erwin S. Haug, Peter J. Kochiss, Osborn Lundgren, John McDonald, Owen McSweeney, Stephen Palaschak, Maryan Dymowski, and Herbert Williams.