Ross Fredrick Bonny 
Ross Fredrick was born on June 2nd, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.1 Ross Fredrick's father was Fredrick Fritz Bonny and his mother was Amelia Olina Paulson. His paternal grandparents were Joseph Smith Bohne and Elizabeth Jane Wing; his maternal grandparents were James O. Poulson and Olina Anna Andersen. He had three brothers named Blaine, Darrell and Joe. He died in Houston, Harris, Texas. He was buried in Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas.1 General Notes
Ross's autobiography is in several separate binders which are separate.
Ross narrowly escaped death twice during WWII, once when his group was not sent to Bataan and another time in time, after D-Day, when his room was hit with a cannon shell.
Though he was offered the chance to become an officer during the war, Ross refused, perhaps because he was afraid of not doing a good job. He says the reason is because he didn't want the responsibility.
His work was not especially lucrative but it did provide for a nice home in West Houston and work for sons Alan and Kevin and for daughter-in-law Jane after Braniff Int'l went out of business.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.13 Mar 1774 in Olsker, Denmark
- b.~ 1744
- b.02 Aug 1814 in Copenhagen, Denmark d.~ 1852 in aboard ship in Baltic Sea
- b.~ 1778 in Olsker, , Denmark
- b.08 Mar 1855 in Randers, Denmark d.09 Feb 1917 in Springville, Utah
- b.~ 1703 in Budolfi, AAlborg, Denmark
- b.~ 1789 in Hjetting, Ralberg, Denmark d.26 Oct 1832
- b.~ 1742 in Budolfi, AAlborg, Denmark
- b.11 Apr 1818 in Rova Borage, Randers, Denmark d.11 Jan 1890 in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah
- b.~ 1759 in Copenhagen, , Denamrk
- b.~ 1791
- b.~ 1761 in Gierlov, , Denmark
- b.18 Sep 1886 in Springville, Utah, Utah d.18 Jan 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah
- b.26 Nov 1754 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts d.1858 in St. Lawrence Co., NY
- b.28 Feb 1782 in Locke, Cayuga, NY d.12 Feb 1844 in Mecca, Trumbull, OH
- b.16 Jan 1755 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts d.06 Apr 1790
- b.18 Sep 1830 in Mecca, Ohio d.03 Nov 1906 in Kingston, Piute, UT
- b.01 Oct 1751 in , Pike, IL
- b.23 Dec 1788 in Locke, Cayuga, NY or possibly Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
- b.26 JAN 1745/46 in Voluntown,,Connecticut
- b.27 Nov 1858 in Black River Falls, Wisconsin d.05 Oct 1888 in Springville, Utah
- b.25 May 1788
- b.25 Oct 1811 in , Leeds, Ontario, Canada d.20 Mar 1874 in Coral City, Trempeleau, Wisconsin
- b.30 Nov 1790 in Elizabethtown Twp, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
- b.20 Sep 1837 in Leeds, Canada d.18 Aug 1923 in Boise, Ada, Idaho
- b.~ 1786 in Cornwallis, NS, Canada d.~ 1827
- b.09 May 1821 in , , Nova Scotia, Canada d.01 Jan 1848 in Voree, Walworth, Wisconsin
- b.02 Aug 1790 in Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. in Johnston, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
- b.02 Jun 1919 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah d. in Houston, Harris, Texas
- b.05 Jun 1780 in Pahult, Sweden
- b.07 Jun 1826 in Lyngby, Malmohus, Sweden d.21 Apr 1898 in Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah
- b.24 Aug 1787 in Genarp, Sweden
- b.17 Sep 1889 in Midvale, Utah d.06 Dec 1970 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
- b. in Hedimarken, , Norway
- b.03 Dec 1849 in Hedemarker, Norway d.18 May 1912 in Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah
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‌Ross Fredrick and Amy Belle were married in a religious ceremony on February 10th, 1943 in Camp Rucker, Alabama.2 They had three sons named Living, Living and Living.
Family Notes
Ross and Amy met in Alabama, where he was stationed at Fort Rucker and she was employed as a Medical Technologist at Gibson's Hospital, in Enterprise. At the time, Ross was a Sergeant Major in the Army, having been drafted before the war began.
Ross and Amy were each quite unlike anyone either had met before. Ross was gentle and artistic; Amy was dramatic and daring. They were attracted at first sight.
They were luckier than many who married during World War II. They had a few days to honeymoon in Panama City Florida and an Easter furlough to introduce Amy to Ross's family in Salt Lake City before he was shipped off to Europe. They lived on Lee Street in Enterprise, Alabama during those blissful days before his departure.
1 RossBonny.FTW
2 AmyMcLain.FTW
Further sources/citations:
BettyAndersonSmith.FTW, RossFBonny.FTW, BettyAndersonSmith.FTW
2 AmyMcLain.FTW
Further sources/citations:
BettyAndersonSmith.FTW, RossFBonny.FTW, BettyAndersonSmith.FTW
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