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MAJOR RICHARD IRA BONG MEMORIAL PLAQUE

MAJ. BONG IS THE UNITED STATES HIGHEST-SCORING AIR ACE, HAVING SHOT DOWN AT LEAST 40 JAPANESE AIRCRAFT DURING WORLD WAR II. HE WAS A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES AND A RECIPIENT OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR. ALL OF HIS AERIAL VICTORIES WERE IN THE P ...

State:Wisconsin
LocationTREE GROVE
City
State
Zip Code54864
MAJ. RICHARD I. BONG MEDAL OF HONOR GRAVE STONE

State:Wisconsin
LocationPOPLAR CEMETERY
City
State
Zip Code54864
MAJOR "DICK"  BONG MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL MARKER

MAJOR RICHARD I. BONG DESTROYED FORTY ENEMY AIRCRAFT WHILE IN THE PACIFIC THEATER DURING WORLD WAR II. HE BECAME AMERICA'S LEADING AIR ACE OF ALL TIME. HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR BY A GRATEFUL GOVERNMENT.

State:Wisconsin
Location9704 MAIN STREET
City
State
Zip Code54864
MAJOR RICHARD IRA BONG MEMORIAL

A NATIVE OF POPLAR, MAJOR BONG WAS CREDITED WITH DESTROYING 40 JAPANESE AIRCRAFT IN AERIAL COMBAT AND EARNED THE TITTLE OF "AMERICA'S ACE OF ACES" WHILE FLYING P-38S IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC DURING WORLD WAR II

State:Wisconsin
Location4956 MEMORIAL DRIVE
City
State
Zip Code54864

 

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