RICHARD BONG STATE RECREATION AREA MEMORIAL MARKER
RICHARD IRA "DICK" 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.
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Memorial Type:
War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
WORLD WAR II
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By:
MELINDA ROBERTS
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