Men and women from Kane County served in the United States Armed Forces, and the sacrifices made by veterans of this nation who defended freedom in the 20th century are honored along with the names of Kane County veterans who died in service. The rolls of honored dead include those from the Spanish-American and Philippines War, 1898-1902; World War I, 1917-1918; World War II, 1941-1946; the Korean War, 1950-1955; the Vietnam War, 1964-1975; the Cold War, 1945-1991; and the Persian Gulf War Era, 1990-.