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.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 44KB; 580 x 765 pixels
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