caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date alt nickname rank image article_title name
medal of honor recipient alexander bonnyman , jr. . 1942 & ndash ; 1943 united states marine corps betio , tarawa 23 november 1943 atlanta , georgia united states of america 2nd battalion , 8th marines , 2nd marine division medal of honor purple heart place of burial world war ii 2 may 1910 a shaped medallion hanging from it . the ribbon is similar light in shape to a bowtie with 13 white stars in blue the center of the ribbon . neck ribbon with a gold star `` sandy '' first lieutenant 180px & nbsp ; & nbsp ; 90px alexander bonnyman , jr. .
 alexander bonnyman , jr.
alexander bonnyman , jr. .

alexander `` sandy '' bonnyman , jr. -lrb- may 2 , 1910 -- november 22 , 1943 -rrb- was a united states marine corps officer who was killed in action at betio , tarawa during world war ii .
a combat engineer , he received the medal of honor , purple heart , presidential unit citation , asiatic-pacific campaign medal with three bronze stars and the world war ii victory medal posthumously for his actions during the strategically important assault on a japanese bombproof shelter during the battle of tarawa .
