Bronze Star Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Francis Somers.
Somers, Francis A. Of Kalamazoo, MI Francis Aloysius Somers died January 13, 2021 in Kalamazoo, Mich. He was 97. Frank was born to Aloysius Joseph and Christine Donovan Somers on April 14, 1923. He was raised on a corn farm in Fairbury, Ill., with no electricity or running water and attended a one-room school. He graduated from Kankakee High School and spent one semester at San Diego State University before joining the war effort. He welded Liberty Ships in Richmond, Calif., then enlisted...
