Bong, Richard Ira, 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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creatorOf Bong, Richard I. Papers, 1941-1986. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn [The Richard Ira Bong story] [videorecording] / WDIO-Duluth/WIRT-Hibbing, UW Superior Foundation, Inc. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn [Richard Ira Bong--film and newsreel segments] [videorecording] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Bong, Marjorie Ann. Richard I. Bong [clippings] Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
referencedIn Drucker, Marge Bong, 1923-2003. Papers and photographs, 1946. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009; Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Military Personnel, Defense Department and Other Government Officials, Royalty, and Heads of State, ca. 1964 - ca. 1974; Bong, Richard I. National Archives at College Park
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referencedIn Official Military Personnel File for Richard I. Bong. 1947 - 1998. National Archives at St. Louis

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Birth 1920-09-24

Death 1945-08-06

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