Oral history interview with Kenneth E. Bona, 2015 July 10

File — Carton: 1, Folder: 14

Identifier: MSS 9148 File 14

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Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Kenneth E. Bona, dated July 10, 2015. Includes transcript and accompanying index. Also includes computer prints of photographs of Kenneth.

Dates

Creation: 2015 July 10

Creator

Bona, Kenneth E. (interviewee, Person)
Norton, Don E. (1934-) (interviewer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

Kenneth E. Bona was born in Provo, Utah, in 1939. He had a difficult childhood and never graduated from high school. Although he was too young, he tried to join the navy, but they wouldn't take him. The Marines were more desparate and they let him join in 1956. While on leave back in Utah, he met his future wife and they got married when she was fifteen. After the birth of his first child, he was sent to Japan. He served for a time there, in Arizona, and in California before being sent to Vietnam, where he served several tours. After the war, he worked as a Marine Corps recruiter until he retired at age 38.