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Bong, Richard I

LC control no.n 85026231
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Personal name headingBong, Richard I.
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Variant(s)Bong, Dick, 1920-1945
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1920-09-24
Death date1945-08-06
Place of birthSuperior (Wis.)
Place of deathNorth Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Field of activityFighter plane combat Aeronautics, Military
AffiliationUnited States. Army Air Forces
Profession or occupationFighter pilots
Found inBong, C. Ace of aces, c1985: CIP t.p. (Dick Bong) contents (Major Richard I. Bong) bk. t.p. (Dick Bong) p. 2 (Richard Ira; b. 9-24-20) p. 128 (d. 8-6-45)
Richard Bong article in Wikipedia, viewed September 11, 2018 (Richard Bong, United States Army Air Forces major, American fighter pilot; born Superior, Wisconsin; flew World War II combat missions out of bases in Australia and the Philippines; died during flight testing for Lockheed in a crash in North Hollywood, California)