As 1917 slipped away, and with it, quietly but in ever-increasing numbers the youth of our town, the Huntington Historical Society began to realize the need of gathering the names of these men and the facts concerning them and systematically set about doing so. Realizing too how great would one day be the value of having the records of the entire county available in some one place, the work of having them gathered for preservation by this society was carefully planned…” (The Long Islander 25 March 1921 p. 10)

The work of the “Suffolk County Service Records’ Committee” resulted in a card file of nearly 4500 World War I veterans from Suffolk County, NY. Information recorded on these cards include:

1. full name of the veteran
2. post office address
3. enlisted or drafted
4. branch of service
5. entrance date
6. father’s full name, mother’s full maiden name
7. rank, discharge date, and other facts of interest including citations, etc. or date and place of death.

*Please note: All cards may not provide all of the above information.​
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Please contact the archives for additional information 631-427-7945 x 406

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