James Arthur Bonner
Military
222nd combat crew training school: Army air field Ardmore, Oklahoma. (1944). Baton Rouge, LA: Army and Navy Pub. of Louisiana.
Object Number - UPL 46861 - J A Bonner 222 Combat Squadron
James Arthur Bonner was born in California in 1917 to Edward and Agnes Bonner. He had a brother John Bonner who also served during WW II. He enlisted in the Army in 1941, and was commissioned an officer in 1943, going through combat training in Ardmore, Oklahoma in 1943-1944. He was assigned to the 340th bomb group, 570 Bomber Squadron, and flew several missions before being Shot down by flak and crashing at Dreux on 6/22/44 in B-17 'Sequatchiee' Prisoner of War (POW)
He received an Air Medal, POW medal
POW
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36709284
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Redwood City, California, USA | 8 December 1917 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 22 June 1944 - 22 June 1944 |
Revisions
222nd combat crew training school: Army air field Ardmore, Oklahoma. (1944). Baton Rouge, LA: Army and Navy Pub. of Louisiana.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5927 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database