Military Records
This section is devoted to military
service records featuring our Suffolk County ancestors.
If you would like to submit military service records of any kind
for Suffolk County, please send them to me at [email protected],
putting SUFFOLK COUNTY MILITARY SERVICE in the subject line, and
we will make arrangements for your information to appear in this
section.
See below for new additions to this page.
New York
Pensioners, 1835
This database identifies thousands of New York soldiers who
were covered under various pension acts in the early 1800s.
Most entries list name of soldier, rank, area of military
service,
and other important information.
Military
Service - Some Descendants of
Martha Halsey, Southampton, NY
submitted by
Sherrill
Halsey Stevens, Lt Colonel, US Army, retired
Patriot
Refugee Property Owners
A partial listing of Patriot Refugee Property Owners
from New York City and Vicinity During Occupation
By the British Army from 1776 to November 25, l783.
U.S.
Naval Deaths, World War I -- Long Island
Although the United States Navy did not take part in many
World War I battles, thousands of American sailors died fighting
for their country during the war. This database collects from
disparate sources the death records for over 7200 sailors who
died
between 1917 and 1919. Each record reveals the sailor's name,
rank,
branch of service, death date, and cause of death.
Medal of Honor Recipients Buried in Suffolk County
Vietnam
Casualty Index
This database, derived from a Department of Defense data file,
contains information on some 58,000 casualties of the Vietnam
War. The database lists name, rank, date of birth, date of death,
race, religion, service number, marital status, home of record,
branch of service, and more.
Abstract
of Graves of Revolutionary War Patriots
in Suffolk County
Veterans and patriots of the Revolutionary War whose graves were
found
between 1900 and 1987 are included.
U.S.
World War I Mothers' Pilgrimage, 1930
In the late 1920s the War Department of the United States
compiled a list of mothers and widows of deceased soldiers killed
in World War I and offered to send them to their loved one's
final resting place in Europe. This database contains the names
those women who were entitled to make the pilgrimage, as shown by
department records on 15 November 1929.
Research Outline: U.S.
Military Records
http://www.familysearch.org/sg/Military.html
Information about how to look for and obtain U.S. Military Records.
New York State Archives Military Service Records
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/holding/fact/mil.htm
Military records in the New York State Archives document the
service of many (but not all) individuals who served in the
State's armed forces during conflicts prior to World War II.
Includes: Print Out the War Service Records Search Request &
Reply Form
This page was last updated February 3, 2004.