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Bonner, Forrest Henry, Pfc.
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Home Town Hendricks
Date of Passing Nov 23, 1998
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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FORREST HENRY BONNER WAS A FARM HAND BEFORE ENTERING THE SERVICE ON 21 OCTOBER 1942. HE SERVED IN EUROPE WITH BATTERY "C" 42ND FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION FROM 26 AUGUST 1944 TO 9 AUGUST 1945. PFC BONNER WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 10 NOVEMBER 1945 AT CAMP BUTNER NORTH CAROLINA. FORREST HENRY BONNER PASSED AWAY ON 23 NOVEMBER 1998 IN PARSONS WEST VIRGINIA AND WAS LAID TO REST AT THE PARSONS CITY CEMETERY.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Central Europe Campaign (1945)
From Month/Year
March / 1945
To Month/Year
May / 1945
Description (Central Europe Campaign 22 March to 11 May 1945) Following the Battle of the Bulge the Allies had pushed through to the Rhine. On 22 March 1945 they began their assault across the river, and by I April the Ruhr was encircled. Armored columns raced across Germany and into Austria and Czechoslovakia. On 25 April, the day American and Russian forces met on the Elbe, strategic bombing operations came to an end. Germany surrendered on 7 May 1945 and operations officially came to an end the following day, although sporadic actions continued on the European front until 11 May.
