MILITARY PERSONNEL

Richard Bong

1920 - 1945

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Richard "Dick" Ira Bong (September 24, 1920 – August 6, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces major and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace in the war, credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft, all with the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. He died in California while testing a Lockheed P-80 jet fighter shortly before the war ended. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Bong has received more than 1,699,258 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Bong is the 1,776th most popular military personnel (down from 1,487th in 2019), the 6,578th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,278th in 2019) and the 111th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Richard Bong ranks 1,776 out of 2,058. Before him are Ruben Lagus, John Shalikashvili, Bazilio Olara-Okello, Paul von Plehwe, John Pope, and Gustaf Dyrssen. After him are Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Robert Anderson, Kanhoji Angre, Yekaterina Zelenko, Irvin McDowell, and Hans von Rosen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Richard Bong ranks 304. Before him are I. A. L. Diamond, George London, Fyodor Abramov, William Tenn, Maxi Herber, and Ruth Maier. After him are George Herbig, Bai Yang, Roy Jenkins, Mary Boyce, Irving Kristol, and Raisa Aronova. Among people deceased in 1945, Richard Bong ranks 289. Before him are Vilmos Apor, Joe Hunt, Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, Milton S. Hershey, Johannes Block, and Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk. After him are Bruno Frank, Italo Santelli, Julius Hirsch, Adolf Brand, Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, and Frederick Hovey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Bong ranks 6,578 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Ellen Trainor (1952), John Pope (1822), Shelley Hack (1947), Florence R. Sabin (1871), Gene Haas (1952), and Arthur Samuel (1901). After him are William Higinbotham (1910), John Myung (1967), Richmond Landon (1898), Landon Donovan (1982), Henry Slocum (1862), and Kathleen Battle (1948).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Richard Bong ranks 111. Before him are James Van Fleet (1892), Lewis Powell (1844), Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806), Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883), James Jesus Angleton (1917), and John Pope (1822). After him are Robert Anderson (1805), Irvin McDowell (1818), Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Peter Pace (1945), John F. Reynolds (1820), and Richard S. Ewell (1817).

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