Records of the Office of War Information, 1926 - 1951. Photographs of Wartime Personalities, 1942 - 1945. Bong, Captain Richard Ira.
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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...
