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.
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
Medal of Honor Wayside Memorial
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
WORLD WAR II
Year Dedicated:
1957
Photograph By:
KEITH L.
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