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Robert Earl Bonney — Victoria Cross

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Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Lieutenant
Medals Recorded: 7

Robert Earl Bonney

Lieutenant, U.S. Navy

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Awards & Decorations

Philippine Campaign Medal
Nicaraguan Campaign Medal
Mexican Service Medal
World War I Victory Medal (United States)
American Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Medal of Honor 1862–1912 Navy

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Biography

Heroism during a boiler accident aboard USS Hopkins

Robert Earl Bonney received the Medal of Honor for his response to a boiler accident aboard USS Hopkins on 14 February 1910. Serving as a chief watertender, he demonstrated exceptional courage during an emergency at San Diego, California. His award recognizes the hazards sailors faced in operating steam machinery as well as bravery in combat. Born in Maryville, Tennessee, on 23 November 1882, Bonney survived the incident and died on 22 November 1967.

Medal of Honor 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.

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