John Joseph Bonanza Jr

Military
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. UPL 67416 UPL 67416 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 24 February 1944. Schweinfurt (ball-bearings).
Back, L-to-R: 2nd Lt. Orion Allio (TG), Capt. Charles Bonnett (B), 1st Lt. James Merritt (P), 1st Lt. Arthur Drogue (N), Lt. Col. Thomas Beckett (AC/CP), Capt. James Martin-Vegue (N).
Front, L-to-R: SSgt. Walter Arnold (BT), TSgt. William Hutchinson (TT), TSgt. Robert Corpening (FG), TSgt. Alan Purdy (RO), SSgt. John Bonanza (FG).

The Quentin Bland Collection.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35675/category/LeadCrews

544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 8th Air Force 233 BIG WEEK - DAY 5 42-31235 Grafton Underwood Orion R Allio Charles Daniel Bonnett James M Merritt Arthur J Drogue Thomas P Beckett James Ray Martin-Vegue Walter H Arnold William W Hutchinson Robert C Corpening Alan Bradford Purdy John Joseph Bonanza On

Object Number - UPL 67416 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 24 February 1944. Schweinfurt (ball-bearings). Back, L-to-R: 2nd Lt. Orion Allio (TG), Capt. Charles Bonnett (B), 1st...

Assigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, NY 18 August 1913 Son of John and Emma Bonanza.

Enlisted

New York City, NY 10 November 1942 New York City, New York

Other

Discharged USAAF

23 March 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Ridge, NY 20 June 1978

Buried

Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY 28 June 1978 Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York

Other

Hospitalised ZI

Atlantic City AF, NJ 23 March 1945 Admitted Oct 1944, Atlantic City AF, New Jersey, Discharged.

Other

Wounded in Action

Hospitalised, wounded in action, Fibula/Tibia fracture.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/711835179-bonanza-john-j
https://www.fold3.com/record/700453870-bonanza-john-j
https://www.fold3.com/record/704839069-bonanza-john-j
https://www.fold3.com/record/86438476-john-j-bonanza-jr
https://www.fold3.com/record/628423272-john-bonanza-1913
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2619084/john-j-bonanza

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

John Joseph Bonanza: Gallery (2 items)

Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

Object number: UPL 67416 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 24 February 1944...