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FRANK J SOMERS
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
June 24, 1936 – January 25, 1967
Service recordFrank J Somers served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 25, 1967, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 14E, Line 77 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14E · Line 77
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 24, 1936
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 25, 1967
- Age
- 30
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date January 25, 1967; he was the only one lost in Bình Định Province that day. In January 1967, 638 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 38 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14E, Line 77
- GEORGE EDWARD JONES JRTechnical Sergeant · January 25, 1967
- CRAIG STEPHEN SHELTONPrivate First Class · January 25, 1967
- FREDERICK AUGUSTAS SIMSPetty Officer First Class · January 25, 1967
- WILBUR THOMAS STAIRMajor · January 25, 1967
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.