Troop 117 from Stony Brook, NY was originally started in the 1930's, but later disbanded. It was reactivated under Scoutmaster Jack Usher in 1944 and has now been in existence for 58 years. It is part of the Benjamin Tallmadge District from Suffolk County Council, Long Island. The Stony Brook Rotary Club has been the troop's sponsor since 1951. Our first Eagle Scouts: Warren Williams, David Selleck, and Robert Usher received their rank in 1949.

In 1969, our Silver Anniversary year the first contingent of Troop 117 Scouts traveled to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. In 1976 the troop adopted the red beret, as it’s official headgear to commemorate the U.S. bicentennial. The troop began attending summer camp at Yawgoog Scout Reservation in Rhode Island circa 1980. Later we moved summer camp to the Baiting Hollow Scout Reservation in Suffolk County, New York and now for the last several years we have attended Resica Falls Scout Reservation in Pennsylvania.

To date four adult leaders of Troop 117 have received the Silver Beaver award by Suffolk County Council: Jack Usher, Fred Nolte, Vincent O’Leary, and Kevin O’Leary.