Bong shot down more planes than any other American pilot. Gen. Douglas MacArthur awarded him the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military’s highest decoration, in 1944. Bong and Vattendahl eventually ...

Bong shot down more planes than any other American pilot, earning celebrity status. Gen. Douglas MacArthur awarded him the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military’s highest decoration, in 1944.

Bong shot down more planes than any other American pilot. Gen. Douglas MacArthur awarded him the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military’s highest decoration, in 1944. Taylan said that Bong shot down ...

On the same day the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945, Major Richard Bong-America's top fighter ace with 40 ...

Subscribe to Task & Purpose Today. Get the latest military news and culture in your inbox daily. Bong, born Sept. 24, 1920 in Superior, Wisconsin, joined the military in May 1941. After the U.S ...

Bong, 24, still has the most recorded kills of any U.S. military pilot in history. During the debate in the House over funding for the new air base, Republican U.S. Rep. Lawrence Smith ...