Men and women from Benton Village, New Diggings, and Benton Townships served the country in World War I and World War II to protect the cause of all freedoms. Those named from World War I are Elmer L. Newman, Augustus Shea, and Milton B. Wideman. Those named from World War II are Everett L. Bennett, Lawrence C. Binns, Edward L. Coates, James A. Duncan, Paul L. McCarthy, Joseph F. McCrea, Dean K. Peacock, Claude L. Piper, Wallace K. Smythe, Francis T. Timmons, and Allan R. Vail.