To honor and publicly recognize them, the Village of Silver Lake gathers the names of all current and former residents who have either served, or are presently serving the armed forces of the United States of America.
Please forward the name, branch of service, years served and connection with the Village to (administration@villageofsilverlake.com) so that they may be added to the list.
| Name | Branch of Service | Years Served | Silver Lake Connection |
| Anderson, Warren | U.S. Army | 1953 – 1962 | resident |
| Babb II, Dennis L | U.S. Navy | 1989 – 1993 | resident |
| Babb, Dennis L | U.S. Army | 1960 – 1963 | resident |
| Bell, Elmer H | U.S. Navy | Jan 1970 – Mar 1978, Jul 1979 – Apr 1992 | resident |
| Bell, Michael | U.S. Air Force | 1989 – 1994 | resident |
| Bogdan, William | U.S. Air Force | 1966 – 1970 | resident |
| Bozzelli, Libert | U.S. Army Air Corp | 1942 -1944 | father-in-law of Mayor Hovey |
| Burns, Heather | U.S. Air Force | 2001-2004 | resident |
| Cefaratti, Joseph | U.S. Army | 1917-1919 WWI | father of resident Ken Cefaratti |
| Cefaratti, Ken | U.S. Air Force | February 11, 1966 – December 8, 1971 | resident |
| Cefaratti, Michael | U.S. Army | 1951-1953 Korea | brother of resident Ken Cefaratti |
| Cefaratti, Troy | U.S. Army | 1990-1994 Desert Storm | son of resident Ken Cefaratti |
| Church, William M. | U.S. Air Force | 1964 – 1968 | resident |
| Ciancio, James A. | U.S. Army | 1965 – 1967 | resident |
| Ciccantelli, Pat | U.S. Army | 1958 -1964 | resident |
| Coe, Jim | U.S. Army | 1975 – 1979 Special Forces, Bad Tolz Germany | resident |
| Croghan, Scott | U.S. Airforce | 1986 – 2010 | resident |
| Dowey, Jarrett T | U.S. Air Force | 2011 -2015 | resident |
| Earich, Matthew | U.S. Army | 2015 – 2019 Ft. Campbell KY | resident |
| Gulajski, David M. | U.S. Army | 1954 – 1956 Korean War | resident |
| Jaeger, Dennis | U.S. Army | 1987 – 2007 Ohio National Guard | resident |
| Karnoupakis, John | U.S. Navy | July 11, 1965 – July 11, 1967 | resident |
| Lawrence, Reggie | U.S. Marines | 1982 – 1986 | resident |
| Lipan, Mark | U.S. Navy | 1977 – 1998 | SL Service Director |
| Lloyd, Albert | U.S. Army | 1954 – 1994 retired Major | father of resident Al Lloyd |
| Mahan Jr., John Robert | U.S. Army | 1941-1945 WWII Africa and Middle East | resident |
| Mashek, Daniel C | U.S. Air Force | 1979 – 2009 | resident |
| Mashek, Dawn | U.S. Air Force | 1979 – 1989 | resident |
| May, Joseph H | U.S. Navy | 1956 – 1962 | resident |
| McClain, Tom | U.S. Air Force | 1966 – 1970 | resident |
| McMullin, Joseph R. | U.S. Air Force | 1966 – 1971 | resident |
| McMullin Jr., Joseph R. | U.S. Navy | 1988 – 1999 | resident |
| Miller, Rueben | U.S. Marines | Mar 2003 – Jun 2003, Aug 2006 – Apr 2007 | resident |
| Myles, Bill | U.S. Navy | resident | |
| Newhouse, William | U.S. Army | 12/1965 – 12/1967 | resident |
| Nivens, Dann | U.S. Marines | 1981 – 1986 | resident |
| O’Donnell, Richard | U.S. Army | 1966 – 1968 Vietnam | resident |
| Poling, Gary | U.S. Army | 1968 – 1971 | resident |
| Port, Ernest F | U.S. Army Air Corp | 1943 – 1947 | resident |
| Rake, Herbert | U.S. Navy | July 1, 1943 – July 12, 1946 | resident |
| Reichert, Ron | U.S. Navy | 1969 – 1973 | resident |
| Rockwood, William | U.S. Army | March 1965 – March 1968 | resident |
| Schlimm, Joseph | U.S. Army | 1954 -1956 | resident |
| Schluep, John M | U.S. Army | 1974 -1978 | resident |
| Smeltz, Jack | U.S. Army | 1942-1945 WWII | father-in-law of resident Ken Cefaratti |
| Stoiber, Dennis | U.S. Army | 1970 – 1971 | resident |
| Svadba, Keith | U.S. Army | 1979-1987 | nephew of resident Ken Cefaratti |
| Svadba, Lad | U.S. Army | 1951-1953 Korea | brother-in-law of resident Ken Cefaratti |
| Thompson, Lauren | U.S. Army Natl Guard | 2003 – 2009 | resident |
| Wolfe Jr, George P. | U.S. Navy | 1982 – 1988 | son of resident |
| Wolfe Sr, Dr. George P. | U.S. Army | 1954 – 1956 | resident |
| Zach, Frank | U.S. Army | 1943 – 1945 | father of resident Ken Zach |