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"Dick Bong was born in Superior, Wisconsin, and grew up on the family farm in nearby Poplar. He became America's all-time Ace of Aces, downing 40 enemy planes during World War II in the Pacific theater while flying P-38 fighter planes. His many decorations for outstanding skills and extraordinary courage included the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was ordered home for his safety and married his sweetheart, Marge, in Superior. Six months later, August 1945, Dick was killed test piloting the first jet fighter plane."

Official Website:
http://www.bongheritagecenter.org/

Location:
Superior, WI

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bob Hope	Comic	29-May-1903	27-Jul-2003	Centenarian comic
Wally Schirra	Astronaut	12-Mar-1923	3-May-2007	Commander of Apollo 7

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