Bonkoski, John Anthony
Navy Gunner’s mate 1st class

John Anthony Bonkoski, age 31, from Montgomery County Conshohocken, Pennsylvania .

Parents: Anthony Bonkoski

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 1942
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Houston when the ship was attacked traveling from Batavia to Java.
Cemetery: Manila American Cemetery

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, USSHouston.org, Philadelphia Inquirer (1942)