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Benjamin Wallace Bonk, U.S. Navy
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Benjamin W. Bonk

Seaman First Class Benjamin Wallace Bonk of Camden, NJ served aboard the submarine USS Escolar (SS-294), lost with all hands in the Yellow Sea in late 1944. He is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery.

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Polish Club Holds Amateur Matches

A February 1938 Camden Courier-Post notice of the Polish American Citizens Club resuming its amateur boxing shows with nine bouts at the Bonsall School auditorium.

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Parent-Teacher Association News

A Camden Courier-Post account of Father's Night at the Henry L. Bonsall School Parent-Teacher Association, February 1938, listing the schoolchildren who took part — among them Benny Bonk.

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South Camden Civic Association - Camden Courier-Post, January 22, 1938
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Civic Group Backs Alliance Aid Bill

A January 1938 Camden Courier-Post report on the South Camden Civic Association — a predominantly Polish-American group in Whitman Park — backing the Workers' Alliance relief bill.

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Camden Courier-Post, January 15, 1938 - Whitman Park Loop Will Open Tonight
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Whitman Park Loop Will Open Tonight

A January 1938 Camden Courier-Post report on the opening of the Whitman Park Basketball League, sponsored by the Polish-American Citizens' Club and playing at Bonsall School.

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