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Real Estate, Richard I. Bong Air Force Base Military Reservation Segment C
Map
Map of Richard I. Bong Air Force Base Military Reservation includes vicinity map, state index, segment index, and tract register of acquisition after 1 July, 1940. Top right reads "Preliminary Project Map" with a form about the project. "Segment A" "Segment B" and proposed "Segment C" are shown. Line are shown in blue ink.
1956
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. North Central Division
Publication Information
| Creator | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. North Central Division |
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| Date Created | 1956 |
Physical Description
| Format | Map |
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| Dimensions | 69 x 99 cm., on sheet 72 x 101 cm. |
Collection Information
| Digital Collection | Maps and Atlases |
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| Call Number | GX9028 K3 195- (no. 8) |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Marge Bong and General Kenney at Bong Memorial
May 1946
Marge Bong and General Kenney standing by a bust of Major Richard Ira Bong (1920-1945), at the Richard Bong Memorial dedication on Memorial Day.
Bong P-38 Memorial
1950
An early view of the Richard Ira Bong Memorial - a P-38, although not a plane that Bong himself flew. The plane was acquired from the Air Force by the local American Legion post. More recently Popl...
U.S. Air Force Recruiting
October 14, 1965
Sgt. Gerald Johnson is shown in front of a recruiting banner for the U.S. Air Force.
Bong — Ace of Aces
circa 1940-1949
Portrait of Major Richard Ira Bong, medal of honor winner from Poplar, Wisconsin. Flying a P-38, Bong shot down more enemy aircraft than any other American pilot during World War II.
