Francis Hamilton Bonham

Military
media-41315.jpeg 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

Object Number - UPL 41315 - Lt. Colonel Francis H. Bonham, Air Executive Officer

'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.

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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.

Revisions

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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

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