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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:P-38_Lightning
over 1,000
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Air_Medal
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gptkbp:born
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September 24, 1920
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:combat_experience
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:died
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August 15, 1945
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gptkbp:family
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married to Marjorie ' Marge' Bong
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" I don't want to be a hero, I just want to do my job."
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gptkbp:final_combat_mission
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August 1945
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gptkbp:flight_style
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aggressive
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Richard ' Dick' Bong
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gptkbp:influenced
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future fighter pilots
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Dick_Bong
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gptkbp:notable_for
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being the top American ace of World War II
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gptkbp:number_of_aerial_victories
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gptkb:40
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Boxer
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Poplar,_Wisconsin
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Okinawa,_Japan
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame
inducted into the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Major
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gptkbp:service_years
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1941–1945
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Black_Sheep_Squadron
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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