MAJOR “DICK” BONG MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL MARKER
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Listing Details
Year Dedicated: 1957
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR II
Photograph By: KEITH L.
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
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.
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