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Oct 17, 2009 · David Rider. Follow. Grave site of Richard Ira Bong in Poplar Wisconsin,8-6-95.Dick died in the crash of his P-80 Shooting Star on 8-6-45,the day they dropped the first Atomic bomb on Japan. Dick Bong is America's Top Fighter Ace of WW2 and all time,he shot down 40 confirmed Japanese aircraft in World War Two. 1,606 views.
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Oct 25, 2021 · Updated May 24, 2024. Richard "Dick" Bong was one of the most successful fighter pilots his commanding officers had ever seen before dying in a test flight in August 1945. Richard Bong grew up a simple farm boy in rural Wisconsin whose head was always in the clouds. He was the oldest of nine children born to a Swedish father and Scotch-English ...
Nov 5, 2019 · Victor Richard Bong Birth 3 May 1942 Death ... If the memorial includes GPS coordinates, simply click 'Show Map' to view the gravesite location within the cemetery ...
Dec 18, 2019 · Richard was a month away from his 25th birthday when he died and the news of his death shared the front page news with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Richard Ira Bong is buried in the Poplar Cemetery in Poplar, Wisconsin: Plat I, Block 8, Lot 10, Grave 2.
In December 1944, Bong received the Medal of Honor from General Douglas MacArthur for his service. Much of the success Richard Ira Bong achieved in the course of his short life was seeded in his humble beginnings. Born on September 24, 1920, in the small town of Poplar, Wisconsin, Richard (often referred to by his nickname “Dick”) Bong’s ...
Maintained by: Find a Grave. Added: Apr 25, 1998. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 2522. Source citation. Actor. He is best remembered for his role of 'Paladin', in the television series, Have Gun, Will Travel (1957 to 1963). He was born in Los Angeles, California in 1917 and raised in nearby Glendale. He attended college, boxed, painted, and worked ...
Oct 10, 2003 · Marjorie Bong Drucker, a retired magazine publisher who was the widow of World War II “ace of aces” Maj. Richard I. Bong, died of cancer Sept. 27 in Superior, Wis. She was 79.
