Francis Hamilton Bonham
Military
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UPL 41315
Lt. Colonel Francis H. Bonham, Air Executive Officer
447th Bomb Group collection
from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056
'Ham' Bonham is the youngest son of Maj & Mrs Francis Graves Bonham
Ham was a Graduate of West Point in the abbreviated class of 1943. He was the 2nd
graduating son of a West Point Graduate. He was a B-17 pilot during WWII. Killed in the crash of Beechcraft C-45 18-Dec-45. Died non Battle (DNB)
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
District of Colombia | 6 November 1921 | Son of Maj Francis Graves and Louise Law [Walker] Bonham. |
Died |
19 December 1945 | Killed in the crash of Beechcraft C-45 18-Dec-45. DNB | |
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery | 24 December 1945 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section South Site 4146-a |
Based |
Rattlesden | Assigned to 447BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Graduated USMA |
Graduate of West Point in the abbreviated class of 1943. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945