Robert Earl Bonney-Seattle, WA
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Don.Morfe
N 47° 44.274 W 122° 17.640
10T E 552930 N 5287410
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Hopkins on February 14, 1910. He is buried in Acacia Memorial Park, Seattle WA in the Laurel Garden Section 6, Lot 58.
Waymark Code: WMXVMH
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2018
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He was born on November 23, 1882 in Maryville, TN and died on November 22, 1967 in Edmonds, WA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: BONNEY, ROBERT EARL
• Rank and organization: Chief Watertender, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Hopkins
• Place and date: Aboard U.S.S. Hopkins, 14 February 1910
• Entered service at: Nashville, Tenn.
Citation: While serving on board the U.S.S. Hopkins, Bonney displayed extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers of that vessel, 14 February 1910.
Armed Service: Navy
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