Men and women from the Orleans area served in the armed forces across many generations, with listed service spanning from the Civil War through World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and into the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The names include service in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Army Air Corps, Army Air Forces, Army Reserve, Naval Reserve, Indiana National Guard, and other units, and they represent a wide range of ranks from private to captain, lieutenant colonel, colonel, and command sergeant major. The roll includes multiple members of the same families and records service dates that begin in 1861 and extend into the 2000s, honoring those from the community who served.