Military Historian

Michael L. Strauss, MA, AG®, AGL™

Michael L. Strauss, MA, AG®, AGL™, is a military historian and professional genealogist. His research expertise is recognized in the judicial systems of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, where he provides testimony as an expert witness in kinship and forensic estate investigation. Strauss has a BA in history with a concentration on the Civil War from Shepherd University in West Virginia and an MA in military history from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Michael is an approved genealogist with the United States Army to locate DNA-qualified persons MIA from Korea, Vietnam, and World War II. Strauss has lectured at universities, conferences, and institutes and contributed to publications, including books and edited collections, peer-reviewed journal articles, popular history writing, blogs, and book reviews, that demonstrate his background in military history.