T/Sgt George W Bonner joined the Regular Army at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 5 August 1940. He worked on the family farm before he enlisted.
At the start of the Battle of the Bulge, his unit defended the village of Flamierge, where he was taken prisoner on 23 December 1944, together with several other members of his unit.
During their walk to the German border, they were forced to move wrecked vehicles and dead German bodies, victims of air attacks, of the road into ditches. During one of the air attacks, T/Sgt Bonner was wounded mortally.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
At the start of the Battle of the Bulge, his unit defended the village of Flamierge, where he was taken prisoner on 23 December 1944, together with several other members of his unit.
During their walk to the German border, they were forced to move wrecked vehicles and dead German bodies, victims of air attacks, of the road into ditches. During one of the air attacks, T/Sgt Bonner was wounded mortally.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
T/Sgt George W Bonner joined the Regular Army at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 5 August 1940. He worked on the family farm before he enlisted.
At the start of the Battle of the Bulge, his unit defended the village of Flamierge, where he was taken prisoner on 23 December 1944, together with several other members of his unit.
During their walk to the German border, they were forced to move wrecked vehicles and dead German bodies, victims of air attacks, of the road into ditches. During one of the air attacks, T/Sgt Bonner was wounded mortally.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
At the start of the Battle of the Bulge, his unit defended the village of Flamierge, where he was taken prisoner on 23 December 1944, together with several other members of his unit.
During their walk to the German border, they were forced to move wrecked vehicles and dead German bodies, victims of air attacks, of the road into ditches. During one of the air attacks, T/Sgt Bonner was wounded mortally.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
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TSGT 327 GLI INF 101 ABN MISSISSIPPI
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Entered the service from Mississippi.
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