Herb Bonn

Herb Bonn

Bonn, circa 1938
Personal information
Born	(1916-01-14)January 14, 1916 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania,U.S.
Died	April 7, 1943(1943-04-07)(aged 27) South Pacific Ocean,offOahu,Territory of Hawaii
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Taylor Allderdice (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College	Duquesne(1935–1937)
Position	Forward
Career history
1937–1939	Pittsburgh Pirates
Career highlights and awards
First-teamAll-American–College Humor(1936)

Herbert Sidney Bonn(January 14, 1916 – April 7, 1943) was an American professionalbasketballplayer andWorld War IIfighter pilot.After a college career atDuquesne Universityin which he was a first-teamAll-Americanin1935–36,Bonn played in theNational Basketball Leaguefor thePittsburgh Piratesbetween 1937 and 1939.In his 15-game NBL career, Bonn averaged 5.7 points per game.He fought in World War II in theUnited States Navyand was killed in action in a crash offHawaii.

Military career and death

On April 7, 1943, Bonn took off from Kanoehe Airfield onOahuin aB-24 Liberatorwith a crew of ten. Whilst conducting a night navigation operation, Bonn's aircraft crashed into theSouth Pacific Ocean.When the Liberator did not return, all 10 on board were listedmissing in action,presumed dead.Bonn and his crew have no known grave, and they are memorialized at thePunchbowl Cemetery.

External links

• Herb BonnatFind a Grave