Bonner, Robert Allen, “Bonner, Robert Allen (Interview outline and video), 2009,” Digital Collections, accessed March 14, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/27176.
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Bonner, Robert Allen (Interview outline and video), 2009
Robert Bonner was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 29, 1950 and enlisted in the Navy as soon as he turned 18. He did well in basic training thanks to his ROTC experience, and then trained to service engines. He served at bases in California, the Philippines and Okinawa, repairing aircraft carriers, barges, tugs and other naval craft. He also worked in an amphibious base in San Diego before he was discharged in March of 1973.