Medal of Honor
February 14, 1910
U.S.S. Hopkins, San Diego, California, US
- Rank at action
- Chief Watertender
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Hopkins
The Citation
Sources ↓While serving on board the U.S.S. Hopkins, Bonney displayed extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers of that vessel, 14 February 1910.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Robert Earl Bonney — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003341
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Entered service at
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 8ee5eee224a347e07c91f6573ab42f791cd091c7d0c7f89d1416a3269553a4be
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.