Fellow researchers, Several people have mentioned the National Archives and Records Administration as the place to obtain service records but I have not seen any mention of the information held by the State Archives in Albany. In the early 1920's, the state of New York decided that it wanted to honor its sons who had served in the Great War by publishing a volume of all who had participated in the armed services. To do this, the state went through the military records held by the federal government. (The same records that were destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1973 at the National Archives). The information was put on 4x6 cards but the entire file of each serviceman was not copied. The information contained on these cards include: Surname Christian Name Serial Number Race Residence Enlisted or Inducted (Where and When) Place of Birth Age or Date of Birth Organizations Served In Engagements Wounds or other injuries received in action Served Overseas(Dates) Honorable Discharge(Date) Percent Disabled on date of discharge Remarks Parentheses are mine. The state never published their results BUT these cards are still available through the New York State Archives. If you go to the web site www.sara.nysed.gov/holding/fact/milform.htm you can print a copy of the form to use to order a records search. The more information that you can provide, the more likely they can supply you with a photo copy of the record that you are looking for. The cost of the search and photo copy is $1.00 and if they do not find anything they return your check. Other records that can be ordered off of this research form are: Revolutionary War land grants to Continental Officers and Soldiers ($3) War of 1812 payroll cards and veterans' claims (post-1859) ($3) Civil War abstracts of muster rolls ($3) Spanish-American War summary service cards ($1) I have only had reason to receive the World War I records so I cannot say how useful the records for the other wars are but it's always worth a try. Best wishes, Robert Silverstein Aurora, Colorado Searching: BROCKMAN,FASSLER,FLAMENDORF/FLOMENDORF,FRIEDLANDER, HOFFNUNG,JALOSHINSKY,KAUFMAN,KLONSKY,MERVES,NUSBAUM, PITZELE/PITZELY,PRSYSTANCSYK,SALINGER,SCHONCITE,SILVERSTADT, SILVERSTEIN,ZDALEKA/ZDALEKIER/ZDYXALSKI