Official Military Personnel File for Richard I. Bong.

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Official Military Personnel File for Richard I. Bong.

1947-1998

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/57277570

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (May 1939-July 1952); Field File/Jacket or Record Book (May 1941-January 1942); Correspondence (July 1943-July 1960); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (January 1943-April 1950); Efficiency/Fitness Reports (June 1944-July 1945); Medical Records (April 1941-March 1945).

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11625819

National Archives at St. Louis

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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. For his actions from October 10 through November 15, 1944 over...