Ralph Edgar Bonner
Military
Rear L-R: Unkn, 2Lt Grant E Conant, T/Sgt Garland Odell Meadows, T/Sgt Clayton C Wilkening.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Albert Lind, 1Lt Billie Allen Spivey, Capt Rex L Brudos, S/Sgt Herschel Austin Dailey, T/Sgt Ralph E Bonner.
Object Number - UPL 40243 - "Crew members of the 755th Bomb Squadron, pose beside a Consolidated B-24, somewhere in England. April 1944." Rear L-R: Unkn, 2Lt Grant E Conant,...
Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Lt Rex Brudos crew. 30 x combat mission. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17031412 / O-72528
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Spotted Ass Ape | Dixie Belle II
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bo
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Big-Time Operator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lorelei
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
Places

- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Milford, UT | 6 July 1922 | Son of John Robert and Alta [Eyre] Bonner. |
Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT | 7 November 1942 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Died |
Toquerville, UT | 14 September 1995 | |
Buried |
Hurricane City Cemetery Hurricane, Washington County, UT | 16 September 1995 | Hurricane City Cemetery Hurricane, Washington County, UT |
Based |
Horsham St Faith | Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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