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Full Name Richard Ira Bong
AKA Full Name
People ID 670791
Title
First Name Richard
AKA First Name
Nickname
Middle Name Ira
AKA Middle
Patronymic/Matronymic
Priorsurnames
Surname Bong
AKA Surname
Father's Surname Bong
Mother's Surname Bryce
Suffix
Gender Male
Full Birth Date If Known 1920-09-24
Birth Year 1920
Birth Month 9
Birth Day 24
Full Death Date If Known 1945-08-06
Death Year 1945
Death Month 8
Death Day 6

Events, Dates and Places

Event Date Geo Top Level Geo 2nd Level Geo 3rd Level Geo 4th Level Geo 5th Level Notes
Birth1920/09/24USAWisconsinDouglasSuperior
Death1945/08/06USACaliforniaLos AngelesLos AngelesNorth Hollywood

Relationships

Relationship Related To Relative's People ID Relative's Birth Year Relative's Death Year Other Date (typically Marriage Date)
Son ofCarl Terre Bong67251918911973
Son ofDora May Bryce Bong67252119001959
Husband ofMarjorie Ann Vattendahl Bong Drucker67253019232003

Military Service

Rank If Known Or Highest Or Final Rank Branch of Service Beginning Date if Known End Date if Known
MajorUS Army Air Force/Air Forces

Military Actions Served During

World War II

Interment, Inurnment or Memorialization Information

Cemetery Poplar Cemetery
Address South Cemetery Road southeast from T intersection with East Elm Road
City/Town Poplar
County/District Douglas
State/Province Wisconsin
Postal/Zip Code 54864
Country/Principality USA
Organization
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No Marker
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"America's ""Ace of Aces"" during WWII with 40 confirmed aerial victories. Killed test piloting an early Lockheed P-80 in the San Fernando Valley, ironically on the same day that Hiroshima was all but obliterated by the first nuclear bomb attack in history."



Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross (USA)
Distinguished Service Cross (US Army)
Medal of Honor
National Aviation Hall of Fame1986
Silver Star/Silver Star Medal
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Family Search ID G9QD-MTH
Find A Grave 1 2375
Famous per Find A Grave Yes
Famous per Consensus Yes
Find A Grave 2
Find A Grave 3
BillionGraves Record ID
Other websites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bong
Record Entry Date 2019-04-22 09:04:15
Record Last Edit Date 2019-08-06 22:51:00

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