Background
Bonner, Oscar Davis was born on May 9, 1917 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Oscar Davis and Bertha Elizabeth (Basser) Bonner.
Bonner, Oscar Davis was born on May 9, 1917 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Oscar Davis and Bertha Elizabeth (Basser) Bonner.
Bachelor of Science, Millsaps College, 1939. Master of Science, University Mississippi, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1951.
Chemist Mississippi Testing Laboratories, 1940-1942, Filtrol Corporation, 1946-1947. Member faculty University South Carolina, Columbia, from 1951, professor chemistry, head department, 1960-1970, R.L. Sumwalt professor chemistry, from 1970.
Served to lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Chemical Society, South Carolina Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Vaudie Vee Ball, August 3, 1940. Children– Davis Roy, Richard Edward, Timothy George.