Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945
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Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945
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Surname :
Bong
Forename :
Richard Ira
Date :
1920-1945
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Bong, Dick, 1920-1945
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Bong
Forename :
Dick
Date :
1920-1945
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Richard Ira Bong (September 24, 1920 – August 6, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces major and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace in the war, credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft, all with the Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter. He died in California while testing a Lockheed P-80 jet fighter shortly before the war ended.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/21102505
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2002897
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85026231
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bong
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Fighter pilot
World War, 1939-1945
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