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ADAMS, John Mapes (China) Cypress Hills National Cemetery (Section 2, Grave 8262), Brooklyn, NY LAT 40.6874 LON -73.8812
ADRIANCE, Harry Chapman (China Relief) IMO in Cpl H.C. Adriance Park, Oswego, NY, at the intersection of Burkle St and Syracuse Ave, Oswego, NY
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AHERN, William (Interim 1871-1898) Holy Cross Cemetery (Section St. Mary, Plot 1384) Brooklyn, NY Also served as William O’Hearn; name legally changed in 1913. LAT 40.6469 LON -73.9357
ALLEN, Edward G. (China) Evergreens Cemetery (Nazareth Section, Lot 1251), Brooklyn, NY LAT 40.6897 LON -73.8942
ANDERSON, Bruce (Civil War) Green Hill Cemetery (Section 33, Lot 1375), Amsterdam, NY LAT 42.9374 LON -74.1816
ANDERSON, William (Interim 1871-1898) Holy Cross Cemetery (Section St. Stephen, Range U, Grave 17), Brooklyn, NY LAT 40.6453 LON -73.9353
APPLETON, Edwin Nelson (China) Green Wood Cemetery (Section K/111, Lot 13724/41 [Anderson Masoleum]), Brooklyn, NY LAT 40.6573 LON -73.9921
ARCHER, Lester (Civil War) IMO in Pine View Cemetery, Veterans American Legion Plot, Queensbury, NY LAT 43.3327 LON -73.6701
ARNOLD, Abraham Kerns (Civil War) St Philips In The Highlands Cemetery, Garrison, NY LAT 41.3819 LON -73.9379
AUER, John F. (Interim 1871-1898) Oak Hill Cemetery (Section K, Lot 139, Grave 5), Nyack, NY LAT 41.0959 LON -73.9297
BAKER, JR. Thomas Alexander (World War II) Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery (Section 8, Grave 530), Schuylerville, NY LAT 43.0289 LON -73.6116
BARNUM, Henry Alanson (Civil War) Oakwood Cemetery (Section 12, Lot 24), Syracuse, NY LAT 43.0328 LON -76.1401
BASS, David L. (Civil War) Wilcox Cemetery, Little Falls, NY LAT 43.0512 LON -74.8529
BATES, Richard (Interim 1865-1870) Cypress National Cemetery (Section 2, Site 4889), Brooklyn NY Buried as Wyman Richard Bates LAT 40.6878 LON -73.8819
BAZAAR, Philip (Civil War) Calvary Cemetery (Section 49, Plot 231, Graves 1-4) New York, NY Buried under misspelled name of Bogan. LAT 40.7339 LON -73.9108
BEDDOWS, Richard (Civil War) Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Section D-North, Range 3, Plot 4, Graves 8×8), New Rochelle, NY LAT 40.9044 LON -73.7982
BEEBE, William Sully (Civil War) US Military Academy Cemetery (Section XX, Row A, Grave 011), West Point, NY LAT 41.3997 LON -73.9672
BEGLEY, Terrence (Civil War) Lost to History. IMO at Albany Rural Cemetery (Section 100A, GAR Plot), Menands, NY LAT 42.7095 LON -73.7280
BEHNKE, Heinrich (Interim 1899-1910) Long Island National Cemetery (Section DSS, Grave 20A), Farmingdale, NY LAT 40.7532 LON -73.3992
BEIKIRCH, Gary Burnell (Vietnam) White Haven Memorial Park (Section GS, Lot 6, Grave 1), Pittsford, NY LAT 43.094685 LON -77.479479
BENJAMIN, John Francis (Civil War) Saint George’s Cemetery, Newburgh, NY cemetery GPS LAT 41.49727, LON -74.01434 (grave specific GSP coming soon)
BENJAMIN, Samuel Nicholl (Civil War) St Philips In The Highlands Cemetery, Garrison, NY LAT 41.3824 LON -73.9382
BENNETT, James Harvey, (Spanish American War) Cold Spring Cemetery (Section P, Lo5 5), Cold Springs, NY True Name John B. Quirk LAT 41.4207 LON -73.9435
BENYAURD, William Henry Harrison (Civil War) US Military Academy Cemetery (Section XIII, Row A, Grave 061), West Point, NY LAT 41.3993 LON -73.9671
BICKFORD, Henry H. (Civil War) Hartland Central Cemetery (Range 15 West, Lot 23, Grave 3 or 4), Hartland, NY LAT 43.2385 LON -78.5558
BLUNT, John W. (Civil War) Chatham Rural Cemetery, Chatham, NY LAT 42.3591 LON -73.5972
BOBO, John Paul (Vietnam) Gate of Heaven Cemetery (St. Mark Section, Lot 82), Lewiston, NY LAT 43.1475 LON -79.0291
BRADLEY, Thomas Wilson (Civil War) Wallkill Valley Cemetery (Section B, large monument), Walden, NY LAT 41.5601 LON -74.1675
BREWER, William John (Civil War) Quaker Cemetery (Lot 135), Cornwall on Hudson, NY LAT 41.4341 LON -74.0434
BRIGGS, Elijah A. (Civil War) Fishkill Rural Cemetery (Section D, Lot 406), Fishkill, NY LAT 41.5408 LON -73.9069
BROSNAN, John (Civil War) Holy Cross Cemetery (Section St. Teresa, Range 9, Plot 18, 2nd North Grave), Brooklyn, NY LAT 40.6481 LON -73.9391
BROWN, Jr. Edward (Civil War) Calvary Cemetery (First Calvary, Section 9, Plot 544, Grave 14/15), Woodside, NY Buried as Edward Browne Jr. Cemetery rules preclude him having a MoH headstone; one headstone per lot. LAT 40.7352 LON -73.9335
BROWN, Henrie Le Fevre (Civil War) Lake View Cemetery (Forrest Section, Lot 60), Jamestown, NY LAT 42.1117 LON -79.2375
BROWN, Jr. Morris (Civil War) Lakeview Cemetery (Purchast 1, Lot 3), Penn Yan, NY LAT 42.6602 LON -77.0651
BRUSH, George Washington (Civil War) Huntington Rural Cemetery (Section 5-H, Lot 39, Grave 2), Huntington, NY LAT 40.8644 LON -73.4249
BUCKLEY Howard Major (Philippine Insurrection) Wheeler Cemetery (Front part of old section, on right), Wheeler, NY LAT 42.4345 LON -77.3289
BUFFUM, Robert (Civil War) Soule Cemetery (Prison Section, cemetery has no records for this section), Auburn, NY LAT 42.9514 LON -76.5126
BURK, E. Michael (Civil War) St. Mary’s Cemetery (Section 8, Lot 705), Troy, NY Buried as Michael Burke LAT 42.7292 LON -73.6611
BURK, Thomas (Civil War) Lowville Rural Cemetery (Section J, Lot 100), Lowville, NY Cemetery name may now be Martinsburg LAT 43.7825 LON -75.5029
BURKARD, Oscar R. (Indian Campaigns) Rome Cemetery (Section P, Lot 7, Grave 5), Rome, NY LAT 43.2402 LON -75.4715
BURKE, Thomas (Civil War) Calvary Cemetery (3rd Calvary, Section 28, Range 9, Plot D, Grave 21), Woodside, NY LAT 40.7393 LON -73.9147
BUTTERFIELD, Daniel Adams (Civil War) US Military Academy Cemetery (Section XV, Row D, Grave 050), West Point, NY LAT 41.3990 LON -73.9681
BUTTS, John Edward (World War II) St. Mary’s Cemetery, Medina, NY LAT 43.2385 LON -78.3957
BYRNES, James (Civil War) True Name James Fisher
Calvary Cemetery (Section 8, Range 35, Quad Q, Site 7), New York, NY LAT 40.7350 LON -73.9293
CALL, Donald Marshall (World War I) Cremated, Ashes Scattered in Flower Garden, Bethesda, MD
In Memory Of marker next to his wife at Oak Hill Cemetery (Section I, Lot 1189, Grave 3), Nyack, NY LAT 41.0971 LON -73.9301
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Name engraved on WWI monument in Village Hall, Larchmont, NY LAT 40.9276 LON -73.7517
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CAPODANNO, Vincent Robert (Vietnam) Saint Peter’s Cemetery (Section S, Range 30, Grave 11), Staten Island, NY LAT 40.6231 LON -74.1122
CAREY, Hugh (Civil War) Holy Cross Cemetery (Section St. Johns, Range D, Plot 7), Brooklyn, NY LAT 40.6477 LON -73.9404
CAREY, James (Interim 1865-1870) Holy Cross Cemetery (Section: Plots, Range 7, Grave 8), Brooklyn, NY LAT 40.6466 LON -73.9414
CARMAN, Warren (Civil War) Mount Hope Cemetery (Range 3, Lot 223), Rochester, NY LAT 43.1274 LON -77.6209
CARR, Eugene Asa (Civil War) US Military Academy Cemetery (Section XXIII, Row C, Grave 023), West Point, NY LAT 41.3992 LON -73.9664
CASAMENTO, Anthony (World War II) Long Island National Cemetery (Section DSS, Grave 79A), Farmingdale, NY LAT 40.7533 LON -73.3995
CASEY, James Seaman (Indian Campaigns) Vale Cemetery (Section G, Lot 13 (Thornton Plot)), Schenectady, NY LAT 42.8084 LON -73.9300
CLARK, Francis J. (World War II) Evergreen Cemetery (Section J, Lot 14), Salem Township, NY LAT 43.1599 LON -73.3446
CLARK, Harrison (Civil War) Albany Rural Cemetery (Section 112, Lot 152), Menands, NY LAT 42.7083 LON -73.7374
CLAUSEN, Claus Kristian Randolph (Spanish-American War) Ashes scattered at sea. He does not have a known ‘In Memory Of’ marker but there is a large monument to him in Massapequa Park, NY LAT 40.689641 LON -73.453596
CLEVELAND, Charles Franklin (Civil War) Forest Hill Cemetery (Section 33, Lot 3428), Utica, NY LAT 43.0797 LON -75.2521
COHN, Abraham (Civil War) Beth Olam Cemetery (Section 15, Lot 2), (Kings Co) Brooklyn, NY (Cemetery is in two counties, Section 15 is in Kings Co.) LAT 40.6899 LON -73.8796
COLLINS, Sr, Thomas D. (Civil War) Hillside Cemetery (Lot 845), Middletown, NY LAT 41.4421 LON -74.4298
COLYER, Wilbur E. (World War I) Cypress Hills National Cemetery (Section 2, Grave 8588), Brooklyn, NY LAT 40.6873 LON -73.8814
CONNOR, William C. (Civil War) Calvary Cemetery (Section 42, Range 11, Plot K, Grave 16), Woodside, NY LAT 40.7350 LON -73.9114
COOK, John Henry (Civil War) Woodlawn Cemetery (Rose Hill Plot, Section 104, Lot 12485), Bronx, NY LAT 40.8946 LON -73.8775
COOPER, John L. (Civil War & Interim 1865-1870) Cypress Hills National Cemetery (Section 2, Grave 5022), Brooklyn, NY Double Recipient True Name John Laver Mather LAT 40.6875 LON -73.8832
CORCORAN, Thomas E. (Civil War) Calvary Cemetery (3rd Calvary, Section 17, Range 12, Plot D, Grave 8), Woodside, NY LAT 40.7362 LON -73.9152
CORLISS, George W. (Civil War) Maple Grove Cemetery (Summit 214, Grave 2), Kew Gardens, NY LAT 40.7095 LON -73.8259
CORLISS, Stephen Potter (Civil War) Albany Rural Cemetery (Section 18, Lot 74), Menands, NY LAT 42.7081 LON -73.7319
COURSEN, Samuel Streit (Korean War) US Military Academy Cemetery (Section VII, Row E, Grave 230), West Point, NY LAT 41.3985 LON -73.9678
COURTNEY, Henry C. (Interim 1871-1898) Cypress Hills Cemetery (Section 6, Gravesite 12222) Brooklyn, NY LAT 40.6885 LON -73.8832
COYNE, John Nicholas (Civil War) Green Wood Cemetery (Section 82, Lot 5631), Brooklyn, NY LAT 40.6553 LON -73.9932
CRAMEN, Thomas (Interim Awards 1871-1898) Holy Cross Cemetery (Section St. George, Row 5, Plot 43), Brooklyn, NY Buried as Thomas Crimmins. LAT 40.6458 LON 73.9332
CREELMAN, William James (Interim 1871-1898) Calvary Cemetery (First Calvary, Section 4B, Plot 27, Grave 3), Woodside, NY LAT 40.7298 LON -73.9291
CRONIN, Cornelius (Civil War) Calvary Cemetery (First Calvary, Section 4, Range 13, Plot AA, Grave 15), Woodside, NY LAT 40.7318 LON -73.9295
CROSIER, William Henry Harrison (Civil War) Oakwood Morningside Cemetery (Section 56, Grave 161), Syracuse, NY LAT 43.0305 LON -76.1344
CROSS, James Edwin (Civil War) Albany Rural Cemetery (Section 30, Lot 62), Menands, NY LAT 42.7049 LON -73.7325
CURRAN, Richard J. (Civil War) Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (East Division, Section 2, Lot 18), Rochester, NY LAT 43.2132 LON -77.6289
CURREY, Francis Sherman (World War II) Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (Section 4, Row 28, Lot 212, Grave A) South Bethlehem, NY LAT 42.5323 LON -73.8533
CURTIS, Newton Martin (Civil War) Ogdensburg (now Riverside) Cemetery (Range 18, Lot 32), Ogdensburg, NY 44.6838 LON -75.4833
CUSHING, Alonzo H. (Civil War) US Military Academy Cemetery (Section 26, Row A, Grave 7), West Point, NY LAT 41.3998 LON -73.9663
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