[Richard Ira Bong--film and newsreel segments] [videorecording] [between 1943 and 1955]

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[Richard Ira Bong--film and newsreel segments] [videorecording] [between 1943 and 1955]

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A collection of mostly black and white, silent, newsreel, and home movie clips showing Richard Ira Bong, World War II Pacific flying ace, overseas and at home in Wisconsin. Includes scenes from Bong's wedding and battle scenes. Beginning and ending segments produced by USAF.

1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) : sd., col.and b&w ; 3/4 in. viewing copy.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6924785

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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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...