Fred Brown Sonner
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Dublin Core
Title
Fred Brown Sonner
Subject
Sonner, Fred Brown, Jr. (1924-1944)
Military personnel - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait of Fred Brown Sonner, Jr. wearing his Naval Aviator’s flight jacket.
Fred was the son of Fred B. Sonner, Sr. (1881-1970) and Maymil Marie (Maphis) Sonner (1892-1956).
He grew up on W. Washington Street in Strasburg with his siblings.
In 1942, while a student at Roanoke College, Fred enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
Two years later, Ensign Sonner was an aviator in the U.S. Navy when, tragically, he was killed in an airplane crash at the Naval Air Station in Sanford, Florida.
Fred was the son of Fred B. Sonner, Sr. (1881-1970) and Maymil Marie (Maphis) Sonner (1892-1956).
He grew up on W. Washington Street in Strasburg with his siblings.
In 1942, while a student at Roanoke College, Fred enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
Two years later, Ensign Sonner was an aviator in the U.S. Navy when, tragically, he was killed in an airplane crash at the Naval Air Station in Sanford, Florida.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by his good friend, Graham Conner, who remembered how, as kids, the two of them used to go everywhere on roller skates.
Additional biographical details compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
002317
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Fred Brown Sonner,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/26919.
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