BB-38 (fwd)

January 2nd, 2009

From Tue Oct 28 11:09:40 1997
>Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 17:55:11 +0200
>To: mahan@microwrks.com, wwii-l@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu, >marhst-l@post.queensu.ca
>Subject: BB-38 (fwd)
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>From: BWV_WIESBADEN@t-online.de (Tim Lanzendoerfer)
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>
> > I am also looking for a William Bonneau who was born somewhere between 1926
> > and 1929. He served in the US Navy aboard the USS Pennsylvania BB-38 in
> > 1945. He was aboard when she took a Japanese Torpedo. He was in “A”
> > division and was trapped in a flooding compartment on Aug. 13, 1945 and was
> > saved by my father (now 72) and another man. My father has asked me to see
> > if I could locate him to see how he is doing today and maybe talk on the
> > phone. If you have any info PLEASE e-mail me. If you have any suggestions
> > on how to go about this search or where to post information. Thanks for
> > your time.
>
>I got this through my webpage. Does anybody have the address of a veteran’s
>organization that might be able to help? Or anybody who knows of >other forms to
>aid this man on his search?
>
>Thanks,
>Tim
>
>Tim Lanzendoerfer | “I have just taken on a great
>Amateur Naval Historian | responsibility. I will do my
>Email: BWV_Wiesbaden@t-online.de | utmost to meet it” – Nimitz
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