SGT William Silas Bonham (1920-1945)

SGT William Silas Bonham Veteran

Birth

13 Nov 1920

Highland, Osceola County, Michigan, USA

Death

19 Apr 1945 (aged 24)

Okinawa, Japan

Burial

New Albany National Cemetery

New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA Add to Map

Plot

A, 3047-D

Memorial ID

View Source

Military: WWII Army: 383 Inf., 96 Div, Co. B.
Awarded: Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge
Rank: Sergeant
Served 31 months

Inscription

SGT, 383 INF, 96 INF DIV WORLD WAR II

Family Members

Parents

Charles Clyde Bonham

1883–1965
Sarah Izora "Sadie" Thompson Bonham

1886–1974

Siblings

John Henry Bonham

1918–1972
Doris Katherine Bonham Hatt

1922–2010
Verna Mae Bonham Salisbury

1925–2020
Ernest Eugene "Ernie" Bonham

1926–2015
Leonard Ferris Bonham

1928–1997

Half Siblings

Pansy Marie Huggins Moored

1908–1989
Jay Leon Huggins

1909–1992
Helen B. Huggins Pratt

1911–2007
Carl Thompson Huggins

1912–2002

See more Bonham memorials in:

New Albany National Cemetery
New Albany
Floyd County
Indiana
USA
Find a Grave

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Records on Ancestry

Geneanet Community Trees Index
1940 United States Federal Census
1930 United States Federal Census
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962

Memorial updated successfully.

Yeah, no more ads! Memorial has been sponsored successfully.

Your suggestions have been submitted and will be reviewed by the memorial manager.

Your edit did not contain any changes from the original.

Thank you! Your suggested merge has been submitted for review.

You are now the manager of this memorial. Thanks for helping with Find a Grave!

You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. more details

You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. more details

Photo request sent successfully.

Photo Request successfully deleted.

Failed to delete photo request. Try again later.

Memorial Transfer Successful

The Photo Request has been fulfilled.

SGT William Silas Bonham VVeteran

Inscription

Family Members

Charles Clyde Bonham

Sarah Izora "Sadie" Thompson Bonham

John Henry Bonham

Doris Katherine Bonham Hatt

Verna Mae Bonham Salisbury

Ernest Eugene "Ernie" Bonham

Leonard Ferris Bonham

Pansy Marie Huggins Moored

Jay Leon Huggins

Helen B. Huggins Pratt

Carl Thompson Huggins

See more Bonham memorials in:

Records on Ancestry

File Name ·

Welcome to a Find a Grave Memorial Page

Cover photo and vital information

Show Map

Photos

Photos Tab

Flowers

Family Members

Related searches

Sponsor This Memorial

Share

Save to

Edit or Suggest Edit

Have Feedback

You are now the manager of this memorial.
Thanks for helping with Find a Grave!

SGT William Silas Bonham Veteran

File Name