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Our Supporting Veteran Service Organizations
American Ex-Prisoners of War
American Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated
American Merchant Marine Veterans
AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam)
Brookhaven Veterans Association (BVA)
Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America, Incorporated
Disabled American Veterans
Fleet Reserve Association
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Incorporated
Korean War Veterans
Loyal Order of Moose
Marine Corp League
Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated
The American Legion
The Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
The Masonic War Veterans
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
United States Submarine Veterans, Inc.
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Veterans Support Committee of Long Island Labor & Faith
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.
Facts
Historical Information
Calverton National Cemetery is located in eastern Long Island between the towns of Manorville and Riverhead in Suffolk County. When the National Cemetery System constructed Calverton National Cemetery in 1978, the cemetery became the third national cemetery to be located on Long Island. The other national cemeteries situated on Long Island are Cypress Hills National Cemetery, in Brooklyn, New York, which was established in 1862 and Long Island National Cemetery, in Farmingdale, New York, established in 1936.
In 1974, Long Island National Cemetery was the only national cemetery on Long Island with available space for burials--but its maximum burial capacity was soon to be exhausted. As a result, plans were developed by the National Cemetery System to construct a new regional cemetery to serve the greater New York area—home, then, to nearly three million veterans and their dependents. On December 7, 1977, a 902-acre tract of land was transferred from the U.S. Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant at Calverton to the Veterans Administration for use as a national cemetery.
The National Cemetery System realized that Calverton National Cemetery would become one of its more active cemeteries. For that reason, they designed and built a feature called a committal “wheel” of shelters that permits multiple burial services to be held simultaneously. To the left of the main cemetery entrance, around the Veteran’s Circle, are seven committal shelters. After the funeral service, the caskets are moved into the hub of the wheel and then transported to their respective gravesites. One floral arrangement is taken to the gravesite. In 1983, the walls of the committal shelters were reconstructed to serve as columbaria for the inurnment of cremated remains. Calverton is the largest, and one of the most active national cemeteries currently overseen by the National Cemetery Administration.
Monuments and Memorials
Calverton National Cemetery features a memorial pathway lined with a variety of memorials that honor America's veterans. As of 2007, there are 17 memorials here, most commemorating soldiers of 20th century wars. Medal of Honor Recipients Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, (Afghanistan), U.S. Navy, Operation Redwing, Afghanistan, June 28, 2005 (Section 67, Grave 3710).
Notable Interments
Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, Navy SEAL awarded the Medal of Honor in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Eddie Egan, New York Police Department detective and Hollywood actor, basis for Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in the 1971 film "The French Connection".
Dorothy Frooks, actor, author, World War I and World War II veteran.
Colonel Gabby Gabreski, World War II and Korean War flying ace.
Elsbeary Hobbs, Jr, R&B singer, founding member of the band "The Drifters".
Tony Williams, lead singer for the doo wop group "The Platters".
The Support Committee At Calverton National Cemetery, Inc. is a New York State Corporation, and per the Department of The Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, IS A NOT FOR PROFIT PUBLIC CHARITY with “tax- exempt status” under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code where donations may be “tax deductible” under Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code, as well1 as tax deductible bequests, devises, and transfers of gifts, under Section 2055, 2106, and/or 2522 of the Internal Revenue Code.
