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Home Town Elk, Tucker County
Date of Passing Sep 29, 1970
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T/5 RILEY STEWARD BONNER WAS BORN IN ELK, TUCKER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA ON 29 AUGUST 1910 HE WAS WORKING AS A COAL MINER BEFORE ENTERING THE SERIVICE ON 6 APRIL 1942. T/5 BONNER SERVED IN THE PACIFIC WITH THE 495TH ENGINEER HEAVY SHOP COMPANY FROM 21 APRIL 1943 UNTIL 22 NOVEMBER 1945 WHEN HE RETURNED HOME HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT CAMP ATTERURY, INDIANA ON 6 DECEMBER 1945. RILEY BONNER PASSED AWAY IN TUCKER COUNTY ON 29 SEPTEMBER 1970 AND WAS LAID TO REST AT THE BRIGHTS CHAPEL CEMETERY IN ELK.
Description (Luzon Campaign 15 December 1944 to 4 July 1945) After Leyte came Mindoro, which was invaded on 15 December 1944, an air strip being obtained to provide a base for operations during the invasion on Luzon. American troops landed on the shores of Lingayen Gulf on g January 1945 and pushed to Manila, which the Japanese defended vigorously until 24 February. Rather than meet the Americans in a decisive battle, the Japanese decided to fight delaying actions in numerous places. Organized resistance ended in southern Luzon in April and in central and northern Luzon in June.
