Men and women of Suffield served in the armed forces in time of war, and the town erected this memorial in memory of its sons who served in the wars of their country from 1670 to 1920. It records 93 names from the French and Indian War, 257 from the Revolutionary War, 18 from the War of 1812, 2 from the Mexican War, 290 from the Civil War, 8 from the Spanish War, and 170 from World War, with stars marking those who gave their lives: Joseph E. De Zolt Jr., Lewis S. Graham, William T. Lally, and Thomas Quinn. It also records 642 names from World War II, with stars marking those who gave their lives: Alvin Abbott, Kenneth W. Austin, Gordon F. Blakesley, Frank J. Brackoneski, William T. Brown Jr., Clement J. Cain, Charles E. Carroll, Donnelly Edwards, James Edwards, Thomas Jr. Kopernik, Fred Landry, Ralph M. Loomis, Kenneth J. Mix, George C. Nelson, Henry D. Reed, Edward A. Sic, Julius Slipkowski, Alfred M. Spencer, Harry E. Steele, Harry Taylor, Mitchell Zeneski, and Edmond Zera. For Korea it records 166 names, with a star marking Ronald F. Brodeur as having given his life; for Vietnam it records 166 names, with a star marking Randy Bottomley; and for the Persian Gulf it records 71 names.