In 1930, Coventry, Connecticut; Frederick A. Bonney was enumerated with his parents Harry J. and Pearl I. Bonney; and siblings Dorothy P., Nettie L., Virginia E., Elizabeth J., and Marie E. Bonney (1930 Census).
On 16 Feb 1942, Frederick Augustus Bonney (B: 9 Jan 1921, South Coventry, Connecticut); a resident of South Coventry; registered for the World War II draft in South Coventry. He was described as 5' 10", 205 pounds, light complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair, and employed by Royal Typewriter Company. Next of kin was recorded as Eloise Duke Bonney (draft card).
On 4 Sept 1942, Frederick Augustus Bonney (Service #642-47-49) enlisted in the US Navy in New Haven, Connecticut.
On 26 Aug 1943, he was mustered as a MoMM2C aboard the USS Woolsey (DD-437).
On 27 Aug 1943, he was mustered aboard the USS Woolsey (DD-437) and annotated as transferred to Command Naval Operating Base (COMNOB), Oran.
During this period the USS Woolsey made voyages between Naples and North African ports escorting supply echelons to the expanding Italian campaign.
On 30 Jun 1943, he was mustered as a Fireman 1st Class (F1C) aboard the LST-4 a tank landing ship and listed among the small boat crews being transferred.
LST-4 operated in the Mediterranean Sea; Sicilian occupation (9 July 1943), Salerno landings (9–21 Sept 1943), Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings (22 Jan–2 Feb 1944), Invasion of southern France (15 Aug–25 Sept 1944). By Dec 1944, LST-4 had transferred to the Royal Navy.
On 26 Jan 1945, Frederick was received aboard the USS Potomac (AG-25) from Lido Beach, Long Island, New York.
On 31 Jan 1945, 31 Mar 1945, 1 Jul 1945, and 1 Oct 1945, he was mustered aboard as a MoMM1C.
On 1 Nov 1945, the USS Potomac recorded that Frederick had transferred on 24 Oct 1945 to the Receiving Station in Washington DC for discharge.
The USS Potomac was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential yacht from 1936 until 1945.
(Muster rolls and ship histories)
On 16 Feb 1942, Frederick Augustus Bonney (B: 9 Jan 1921, South Coventry, Connecticut); a resident of South Coventry; registered for the World War II draft in South Coventry. He was described as 5' 10", 205 pounds, light complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair, and employed by Royal Typewriter Company. Next of kin was recorded as Eloise Duke Bonney (draft card).
On 4 Sept 1942, Frederick Augustus Bonney (Service #642-47-49) enlisted in the US Navy in New Haven, Connecticut.
On 26 Aug 1943, he was mustered as a MoMM2C aboard the USS Woolsey (DD-437).
On 27 Aug 1943, he was mustered aboard the USS Woolsey (DD-437) and annotated as transferred to Command Naval Operating Base (COMNOB), Oran.
During this period the USS Woolsey made voyages between Naples and North African ports escorting supply echelons to the expanding Italian campaign.
On 30 Jun 1943, he was mustered as a Fireman 1st Class (F1C) aboard the LST-4 a tank landing ship and listed among the small boat crews being transferred.
LST-4 operated in the Mediterranean Sea; Sicilian occupation (9 July 1943), Salerno landings (9–21 Sept 1943), Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings (22 Jan–2 Feb 1944), Invasion of southern France (15 Aug–25 Sept 1944). By Dec 1944, LST-4 had transferred to the Royal Navy.
On 26 Jan 1945, Frederick was received aboard the USS Potomac (AG-25) from Lido Beach, Long Island, New York.
On 31 Jan 1945, 31 Mar 1945, 1 Jul 1945, and 1 Oct 1945, he was mustered aboard as a MoMM1C.
On 1 Nov 1945, the USS Potomac recorded that Frederick had transferred on 24 Oct 1945 to the Receiving Station in Washington DC for discharge.
The USS Potomac was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential yacht from 1936 until 1945.
(Muster rolls and ship histories)
In 1930, Coventry, Connecticut; Frederick A. Bonney was enumerated with his parents Harry J. and Pearl I. Bonney; and siblings Dorothy P., Nettie L., Virginia E., Elizabeth J., and Marie E. Bonney (1930 Census).
On 16 Feb 1942, Frederick Augustus Bonney (B: 9 Jan 1921, South Coventry, Connecticut); a resident of South Coventry; registered for the World War II draft in South Coventry. He was described as 5' 10", 205 pounds, light complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair, and employed by Royal Typewriter Company. Next of kin was recorded as Eloise Duke Bonney (draft card).
On 4 Sept 1942, Frederick Augustus Bonney (Service #642-47-49) enlisted in the US Navy in New Haven, Connecticut.
On 26 Aug 1943, he was mustered as a MoMM2C aboard the USS Woolsey (DD-437).
On 27 Aug 1943, he was mustered aboard the USS Woolsey (DD-437) and annotated as transferred to Command Naval Operating Base (COMNOB), Oran.
During this period the USS Woolsey made voyages between Naples and North African ports escorting supply echelons to the expanding Italian campaign.
On 30 Jun 1943, he was mustered as a Fireman 1st Class (F1C) aboard the LST-4 a tank landing ship and listed among the small boat crews being transferred.
LST-4 operated in the Mediterranean Sea; Sicilian occupation (9 July 1943), Salerno landings (9–21 Sept 1943), Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings (22 Jan–2 Feb 1944), Invasion of southern France (15 Aug–25 Sept 1944). By Dec 1944, LST-4 had transferred to the Royal Navy.
On 26 Jan 1945, Frederick was received aboard the USS Potomac (AG-25) from Lido Beach, Long Island, New York.
On 31 Jan 1945, 31 Mar 1945, 1 Jul 1945, and 1 Oct 1945, he was mustered aboard as a MoMM1C.
On 1 Nov 1945, the USS Potomac recorded that Frederick had transferred on 24 Oct 1945 to the Receiving Station in Washington DC for discharge.
The USS Potomac was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential yacht from 1936 until 1945.
(Muster rolls and ship histories)
On 16 Feb 1942, Frederick Augustus Bonney (B: 9 Jan 1921, South Coventry, Connecticut); a resident of South Coventry; registered for the World War II draft in South Coventry. He was described as 5' 10", 205 pounds, light complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair, and employed by Royal Typewriter Company. Next of kin was recorded as Eloise Duke Bonney (draft card).
On 4 Sept 1942, Frederick Augustus Bonney (Service #642-47-49) enlisted in the US Navy in New Haven, Connecticut.
On 26 Aug 1943, he was mustered as a MoMM2C aboard the USS Woolsey (DD-437).
On 27 Aug 1943, he was mustered aboard the USS Woolsey (DD-437) and annotated as transferred to Command Naval Operating Base (COMNOB), Oran.
During this period the USS Woolsey made voyages between Naples and North African ports escorting supply echelons to the expanding Italian campaign.
On 30 Jun 1943, he was mustered as a Fireman 1st Class (F1C) aboard the LST-4 a tank landing ship and listed among the small boat crews being transferred.
LST-4 operated in the Mediterranean Sea; Sicilian occupation (9 July 1943), Salerno landings (9–21 Sept 1943), Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings (22 Jan–2 Feb 1944), Invasion of southern France (15 Aug–25 Sept 1944). By Dec 1944, LST-4 had transferred to the Royal Navy.
On 26 Jan 1945, Frederick was received aboard the USS Potomac (AG-25) from Lido Beach, Long Island, New York.
On 31 Jan 1945, 31 Mar 1945, 1 Jul 1945, and 1 Oct 1945, he was mustered aboard as a MoMM1C.
On 1 Nov 1945, the USS Potomac recorded that Frederick had transferred on 24 Oct 1945 to the Receiving Station in Washington DC for discharge.
The USS Potomac was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential yacht from 1936 until 1945.
(Muster rolls and ship histories)
Inscription
MOMM1 US NAVY
(Motor Machinist's Mate PO 1st Class)
WORLD WAR II
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