Robert Vincent 'Bunny' Bonia

1927 - 2006  (79 years)

• Name	Robert Vincent 'Bunny' Bonia  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	13 Apr 1927	Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [6]
  Military Service	22 Dec 1945	Neosho, Newton, Missouri, USA   [5, 10, 12, 13]
  	US Army Air Corps - WWII: Camp Crowder
  		Poster-WWII (Army Air Corps)
  		BONIA-Robert USAAF Robert Vincent 'Bunny' Bonia, US Army Air Force (Abt. 1945)
  Arrival	20 Jul 1947	San Francisco, California, USA   [3]
  	Departed Guam on Pan American Airways via Wake Island and Honolulu
  Departure	17 Dec 1949	New York, New York, USA   [7]
  	Sail to Cherbourg, France aboard SS Queen Mary
  Arrival	3 May 1950	New York, New York, USA   [4]
  	Departed Le Harve, France aboard SS Ile de France
  FSID	L2CW-PSC
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Residence	1954	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  	Freida and Robert
  Residence	Bef 2006	Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA   [11]
  Death	26 May 2006	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 9, 10, 12]
  Burial	Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA   [10]
  		Massachusetts National Cemetery (also known as Bourne National Cemetery) Bourne, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find a Grave: #109426 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I24664	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Maurice Alphonsus Bonia,   b. 7 Jun 1892, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 28 Oct 1971, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Retha Zulma Gott,   b. 28 Dec 1894, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 15 Oct 1986, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Apr 1917	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  		Vital_Marriage-BONIA Retha and Maurice Marriage of Retha Zulma Gott and Maurice Alphonsus Bonia
  Marriage End	1971  [11, 20]
  	Death of Maurice Bonia
  Family ID	F11310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frieda Mauderer,   b. 28 Oct 1930, Germany
  Marriage	5 Jan 1948	Moosburg, Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F10288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Apr 1927 - Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Military Service - US Army Air Corps - WWII: Camp Crowder - 22 Dec 1945 - Neosho, Newton, Missouri, USA Arrival - Departed Guam on Pan American Airways via Wake Island and Honolulu - 20 Jul 1947 - San Francisco, California, USA Marriage - 5 Jan 1948 - Moosburg, Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Departure - Sail to Cherbourg, France aboard SS Queen Mary - 17 Dec 1949 - New York, New York, USA Arrival - Departed Le Harve, France aboard SS Ile de France - 3 May 1950 - New York, New York, USA Social Security Number - Bef 1951 - Massachusetts, USA Residence - Freida and Robert - 1954 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Bef 2006 - Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Death - 26 May 2006 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Burial - - Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Poster-WWII (Army Air Corps)

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-BONIA Retha (Gott) Obituary of RETHA ZULMA GOTT BONIA - The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue, Page 70

  
  

  People » Slide Show		BONIA-Dottie Frieda Robert
  		BONIA-Family Portrait BACK: Dottie, Ralph, Retha, Barbara, Maurice CENTER: Eddie, Robert, Frannie, Mary FRONT: Clyde, Richie
  		BONIA-Robert USAAF Robert Vincent 'Bunny' Bonia, US Army Air Force (Abt. 1945)

  
  

• Sources

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Year: 1950; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_7826; Line: 12; List number: . [S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Database online. Record for Robert V Bonia [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1675; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 15-563. Birth date: abt 1927 Birth place: Massachusetts Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1675; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 15-563. 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[S11283] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Massachusetts National), (Location: Bourne MA;), BONIA Robert Vincent “Bunny” 1927-2006 (Veteran). "SGT US Air Force - World War II" Massachusetts National Cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72764664/robert-vincent-bonia [S1726] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Retha Bonia • Boston Globe - Oct 1986, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; Date: 14 Oct 1986;), Retha Zulma Gott Bonia Obituary. BONIA - Retha Z (Gott) of Quincy, October 13, formerly of Dorchester. Beloved wife of the late Morris A Bonia. Mother of Morris E Bonia of Florida, Ralph and Edward Bonia, both of Brockton, Richard Bonia of South Boston, Robert Bonia of Wetmouth, Mrs Mary M Cummings and Mrs Frances E Donohue both of Quincy, Mrs Dorothy McGee of Roslindale, and Mrs Barbara Moon of SC. Also survived by 27 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Reposing at the Joseph Sweeney Funeral Home, 74 Elm St, Quincy Center where services will be held Wednesday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend, Visiting hours Tuesday 7-9 pm only. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. -- The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue, Page 70 https://www.newspapers.com/image/526992560/?article=65e70b03-41c7-44e7-804a-80f0a951ba9d&focus=0.1973663,0.58485544,0.3529175,0.64423305&xid=2378 Obituary-BONIA Retha (Gott) Obituary of RETHA ZULMA GOTT BONIA - The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue, Page 70 [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Birth date: 13 Apr 1927 Birth place: Death date: 26 May 2006 Death place: [S2745] Fold3: Robert V Bonia AF, SGT (Sergeant) Robert Vincent Bonia AF, World War II. Military Service World War II Branch:Army Enlistment Date:22 Dec 1945 Army Branch:None Army Component:Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Army Serial Number:31505518 Enlistment Place:Cp Crowder Neosho Missouri Enlistment Term: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department Source of Army Personnel :Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC http://www.fold3.com/page/85897638_?xid=1945 [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), Bonia.FTW. [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Retha Zulma Gott [S1238] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Boston Archdiocese; Boston, Massachusetts; Sacramental Records; Volume: 60525; Page: 53. Vital_Marriage-BONIA Retha and Maurice Marriage of Retha Zulma Gott and Maurice Alphonsus Bonia [S1238] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Boston Archdiocese; Boston, Massachusetts; Sacramental Records; Volume: 60525; Page: 53. [S8038] Find a Grave: GOTT Retha Bonia 1894-1986, GOTT Retha Zulma Bonia 1894-1986. BONIA - Retha Z (Gott) of Quincy, October 13, formerly of Dorchester. Beloved wife of the late Morris A Bonia. Mother of Morris E Bonia of Florida, Ralph and Edward Bonia, both of Brockton, Richard Bonia of South Boston, Robert Bonia of Wetmouth, Mrs Mary M Cummings and Mrs Frances E Donohue both of Quincy, Mrs Dorothy McGee of Roslindale, and Mrs Barbara Moon of SC. Also survived by 27 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Reposing at the Joseph Sweeney Funeral Home, 74 Elm St, Quincy Center where services will be held Wednesday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend, Visiting hours Tuesday 7-9 pm only. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106309429/retha-zulma-bonia [S140] Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Database online. Record for Cheryl Lynn Smith Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Database online. [S4163] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Maurice Bonia • Boston Globe - Oct 1971, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston MA; Date: 31 Oct 1971;), Maurice Alphonsus Bonia Obituary. BONIA, In Dorchester, Oct 28, 1971, Maurice A, beloved husband of Retha Z (Gott). Devoted father of Maurice E Jr, Ralph C, Clyde F, Richard A, Robert V, Edward A, Mary M Cummings, Barbara L Moon, Dorothy A McGee, Frances M Donohue. Also survived by 28 grandchildren and 7 great grand-children. Funeral from the Harold L O'Neil Funeral Home, Dorchester, followed by a blessing of Christian burial at St Mark's Church. Late member Atlantic Fishermen's Union No 691. https://www.newspapers.com/image/435889385/?article=a9140dad-4aed-4a74-a410-b8ab193e11dd&focus=0.043930408,0.33041352,0.16555782,0.39618433&xid=3355 Obituary-BONIA Maurice A Obituary of MAURICE A BONIA • The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • Sun, Oct 31, 1971 • Page 74