Alexander Bonnyman, Jr.
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1910 – 1943
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Who was Alexander Bonnyman, Jr.?
Alexander "Sandy" Bonnyman, Jr. was a United States Marine Corps officer who was killed in action at Betio, Tarawa during World War II. A combat engineer, he received the Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three Bronze Stars and the World War II Victory Medal posthumously for his actions during the strategically important assault on a Japanese bombproof shelter during the Battle of Tarawa.
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- Born
- May 2, 1910
Atlanta - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Princeton University
- Lived in
- Knoxville
- Atlanta
- Died
- Nov 23, 1943
Betio
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on July 23, 2013
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