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First Name: Alexander Sandy Alexander Sandy  | Last Name: BONNYMAN BONNYMAN
Alexander "Sandy" BONNYMAN, Jr.

Alexander "Sandy" BONNYMAN, Jr.

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  • Name Alexander "Sandy" BONNYMAN 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 2 May 1910  Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps 
    Death 22 Nov 1943  Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I1  Bonnyman
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2026 

    Father Alexander BONNYMAN, Sr.,   b. 8 Dec 1868, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1953, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Frances Rhea BERRY,   b. 28 Jul 1878, Oak Hill, near Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1968, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Notes 
    • Family of Alexander Bonnyman Sr. and Frances Rhea Berry. Additional children may exist but are not included in this limited tree.
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Josephine "Jo" Bell RUSSELL,   b. 1912, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1976, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage Feb 1933  San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Marriage date and place based on secondary historical summaries.
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Josephine Bell "Tina" BONNYMAN,   b. 1936, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1978, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
     3. Alexandra "Alix" BONNYMAN,   b. 28 Nov 1940, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 2021, Hackett, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2026 

  • Notes 
    • United States Marine Corps officer; Medal of Honor recipient for actions at the Battle of Tarawa.
    • Some sources give date of death as 23 Nov 1943; many military references use 22 Nov 1943.


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