Bonzelet, Fred 1907-2005
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Bonzelet, Fred 1907-2005
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Bonzelet, Fred 1907-2005
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Fred Bonzelet (1907-2005) was born on a farm in South Dakota and survived drought and the Great Depression before being inducted into the Army Air Corps in Fort Snelling (Minnesota).
He served as an Ordnance Sergeant with the 33rd Fighter Squadron in Iceland, England, France, and Germany. During a brief stint as a medic, Bonzelet was shot in the leg, earning a Purple Heart. After the war, he was a carpenter and bartender and he worked for nine years at a nuclear plant in Washington before relocating to Madison, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.
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World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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