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Photo #: NH 105673

First Lieutenant Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., USMCR


Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy", page 159.
Alexander Bonnyman Jr. was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity" from 20-22 November 1943 while serving as Executive Officer of Second Battalion Shore Party, Eighth Marines, Second Division during the Battle of Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. He bravely led his men during three days of intense fighting on Betio Island before being mortally wounded by the enemy.

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Image Posted 18 April 2008