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Richard I Bong

World War II · US Army · Major

Rank: Major
United States of America

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Bong, Richard-Charlotte Observer 22 Apr 1944 pg 10Bong, Richard-Charlotte Observer 22 Apr 1944 pg 10
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US, Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs), WWII, 1942-1947
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Bong, Richard IBong, Richard I
US, Medal of Honor Recipients, 1863-2013
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Child Record23/10/2013
Bong, Richard IBong, Richard I
US, WWII Army and Army Air Force Casualty List, 1946
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Child Record29/10/2013
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Major General Robert W. Harper And Maj. Richard Bong [Left]. [Prob Taken In U.S.] - Page 1Major General Robert W. Harper And Maj. Richard Bong [Left]. [Prob Taken In U.S.] - Page 1
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History Of Ogden Air Technical Service Command CY 1945 - Page 170History Of Ogden Air Technical Service Command CY 1945 - Page 170
US, Hill Air Force Base, 1869-2019
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Lt. Richard Bong of Poplar, Wisconsin, in cockpit of his Lockheed P-38 Lightning in New Guinea, 3/6/43. - Page 1Lt. Richard Bong of Poplar, Wisconsin, in cockpit of his Lockheed P-38 Lightning in New Guinea, 3/6/43. - Page 1
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Richard I BongRichard I Bong
Birth, Custom, Enlistment, Military Service, Other, PeopleUS, WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
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Index Record28/11/2008
Richard I BongRichard I Bong
US, WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
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Index Record27/11/2008
Marjorie DruckerMarjorie Drucker
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Memorial4/09/2008

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P-38 Lightning
 Eddie Rickenbacker's
Congressional Medal of Honor
he was burried in the Poplar cemetary, Poplar, Wisconsin.
Aviation History