Bonar, Buryl Kenneth

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Bonar, Buryl Kenneth, "Buck" ‡
Rank	Sergeant
Serial Number	39832844 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943.
Duty	Flexible Gunner
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	TBD
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 2 July 1914 The last name appears in official records variously as BONAR and BONAL: the use of BONAR in the 384th Personnel database is predicated on the assignment orders, and the spelling on his gravestone. There is no further documentation of his service with the 384th beyond his initial assignment. There is some indication that he served in the 44th BG 67th BS in B-24s, which list his 28 combat missions flown in 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
Flt. Ofcr. Cuddeback, Thomas Augusta⇗	Pilot	POW
Flt. Ofcr. Adair, Luther Ewell, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Singer, George Robert⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Dillon, James Francis, Jr, "Bud"⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Fink, Philip James⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	EV
S/SGT. Suchy, Albert Leonard⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Bessey, Edward Thomas⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
SGT. Bonar, Buryl Kenneth, "Buck"	Flexible Gunner	TBD
S/SGT. Riley, John H⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD
S/SGT. Schmid, Charles E⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

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