World War II Bennie Maurice Bunn (November 7, 1907 – July 10, 1943) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer.
[2] On December 26, 1932, Corporal Bunn was a member of a Nicaraguan National Guard patrol which was on board a train heading towards El Sauce.
He quickly used well-aimed fire from a Thompson submachine gun to break up the attack, personally killing 10 bandits.
Bunn was also a member of the Marine Corps rifle team and won shooting matches at Camp Perry, Ohio in 1938.
[2][3] Lieutenant Bunn's body was carried back down the hill and interred in a military cemetery on the island.