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78 - Bones of My Grandfather
FromThe WW2 Podcast
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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
US Marine, Lt Alexander Bonnymanlanded on Tarawa in December 1942. He was mortally wounded leading an assault on a Japanese bunker, which was key to defense of the island, and act for which he would posthumously receive the Medal of Honor. In this episode of the podcast I talk to his grandson, Clay Bonnyman Evansabout the events surrounding his death and about how his grandfather's remains, along with hundreds of others who had been hastily buried, were lost after the war.
Released:
Nov 1, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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