The National Jewish Welfare Board today reported that Capt. Robert Bonus, a 22-year-old bomber pilot, is the recipient of eleven decorations for bravery, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and nine Oak Leaf Clusters. Capt. Bonus, who is from San Francisco, has completed fifty missions over North Africa, Sicily and Italy.
S/Sgt. Eugene Light, 23, of New York City, waist gunner aboard a Flying Fortress participating in the assault on Hitler-held Europe, has been awarded an even dozen decorations. Sergeant Light, who has completed fifty bombing missions and is now back in this country, holds the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and ten Oak Leaf Clusters, the Jewish Welfare Board also reports.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
