John Bonner Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 25569 - John Bonner Jr [ Navarro County,Texas ] 338FS, 355FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 61 missions. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (6 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Isabelle
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron 358th Fighter Squadron
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Navarro County, TX, USA | 23 May 1922 | Son of John and Effie [Shield] Bonner. |
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Enlisted |
College Station, TX, USA | 23 January 1942 | |
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Other Crashed |
Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, 11210 Blume Ave, Houston, TX 77034, USA | 23 February 1943 | Taxiing Accident Ellington Field, TX Cat 3 damage 2Lt John Bonner Jr, 23-Feb-43. AT-10B 41-9302 - 59 TEFTS |
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Other Crashed |
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, 5401 N Martin L King Blvd, Lubbock, TX 79403, USA | 26 April 1943 | Landing Accident Belly Landing Preston Aux Field TX Cat 3 damage 2Lt John Bonner Jr, 26-Apr-43. AT-10 41-27142 - 59 TEFTS |
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Based |
Steeple Morden | 1 October 1944 - 8 April 1945 | Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 8 April 1945 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
San Angelo, TX, USA | 29 January 2004 | |
| Ozona, TX 76943, USA | |||
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Buried |
San Angelo, TX, USA | Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens San Angelo Tom Green County Texas, USA |
