From 1917 to 1919, the Town of Somers honored those who served in the Great War for Democracy: Mildred Ashforth, William Bailey, E. Stanley Baker, N. John Beigan, James Benedict, Bombay Bernado, Abner Brown, Thomas Brown, August Bruso, Harry Butler, Clarence Carpenter, Max Churgin, Ralph Curry, John J. Downie, W. Leonard Duffey, William I. Fischer, Barrett Foody, Howard Foody, Clarence W. Godwin, Frank Grady, Harry Hopkins, George A. Just, Conrad Klingenstein, Douglas Laughlin, Carl Layton, David J. Little, Peter McNulty, Clarence Meldrum, John Noylett, Thomas Murry, Holland Nichol, Dennis I. O'Leary, J. Wetherill Palmer, Louis Petersen, James F. Ryan, Barnard F. Schmidt, Patrick Shannon, Louis Smith, Howard H. Smith, Percy Tompkins, George Trace, Harold N. Wardell, Viola S. Wardell, and John Zimmons.