The first of nine siblings, Richard Bong was born in Poplar, WI on September 24, 1920. Bong served in World War II and through his outstanding service, became a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor and America’s all-time Ace,…
Comments closedStudent projects from Michigan Tech's SS3505 Military History of the United States, on the people, places, and objects involving our military history in the upper Great Lakes region