Papers and photographs, 1946.

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Papers and photographs, 1946.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58398745

Collection of newspaper articles written by Superior, Wis. native, Marjorie Bong Drucker, recounting her courtship and subsequent marriage to Richard Bong, the most successful fighter pilot in United States history.

Papers 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder) and.Photographs 0.1 linear ft. (2 folders)

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7765308

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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Drucker, Marge Bong, 1923-2003.

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Diedrick, Sharon,

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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...