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U.S. Navy
Bonney, Robert Earl
Bonney, Robert Earl
RankChief Machinist Warrant Officer
Year of Action1910
Unit/CommandUSS Hopkins (DD-6)
HometownMaryville, Tennessee
Citation

While serving on board the USS 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.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1910

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