RICHARD BONG STATE RECREATION AREA MEMORIAL MARKER

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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.

Location

Address: 26313 BURLINGTON ROAD
City: KANSASVILLE
State:
Zip Code: 53139

Details

Memorial Type: War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR II
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By: MELINDA ROBERTS
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