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Harold Bonser Oral History Part 1
American POW captured with 2LT Reba Whittle, the only woman held as a POW in the European Theater.
Publication date: 15 May 2026
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title:
Harold Bonser Oral History Part 1
creator:
Bonser, Harold
subject:
Women's Army Corps (WAC)
description:
Part 1 of 2. Interview with SGT Harold Bonser who was shot down and captured with 2nd LT Reba Whittle, the only female POW in the European Theatre in World War II. Purple Heart; Air Medal; POW medal (1997). On Sep 27, 1944 LT Whittle was shot down as an Army Nurse Corps/flight nurse aboard a C-47 flown into Enemy territory (Aachen Germany) and taken prisoner by the Germans. She was wounded by shrapnel; and subsequent C-47 crash in enemy territory. Held POW until Jan 1945 release. Consent, bio. Transcript.
publisher:
Military Women's Memorial Foundation
contributor:
Unknown
date:
2000-04-27
type:
Audio
format:
Cassette
identifier:
994.01; 2000.994
source:
OHP | IMES
language:
English
relation:
127289
coverage:
World War II (1939-1945) | 1940s
rights:
Unrestricted