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An American Hero with an unfortunate name.
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An American Hero with an unfortunate name.
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Naw it’s ok, I brought swishers
There’s a state park in Wisconsin named after him. A lot of signs get stolen.
that’s what my friend smokes weed out of
He did a lot in only 24 years of life! He’s in the national aviation hall of fame and a congressional Medal of Honor recipient and much more
I don’t see what’s wrong with his name.
– Dick Pound (Canadian Olympian)
I used to date his sister Bing.
You mis-spelled “An American hero with an AWESOME name”
This guy’s name is the best
“Hit It: The Story of Dick Bong”
Dick Bong would kick all of our asses. No joke he was a badass
Dick Trickle remains the single worst name ever for a semi-famous person
That’s the greatest name ever. Except maybe for Penis Potpipe.
More like a *fortunate* name.
My dad knew him, he was a company clerk for the 49th fighter group. I don’t remember much about the stories, since he told them to me in about 1963.
He was my grandfathers hero. Guy was a complete stud.
Not unfortunate. Legendary.
Then to think that someone named Dick Bong was tougher than you will ever be….
Oh well, time to record another narcissistic tiktok video
Driven over the Richard Ira Bong bridge a hundred times
Not an unfortunate name if your girlfriend is a pot smoker.
I had a customer named Richard Schrank at one time.
So, obviously, he preferred to be called Richard, right?
No he insisted on being called Dick.
He died testing a jet engine the same day the world found out about the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima. He was so famous and such a hero that newspapers had trouble deciding if his headline should be the same size as the dawn of the nuclear age.
This Bong has 2 bowls!
Richard Bong was a Medal of Honor winner. Tragic how he died.
Back in the 40’s and 50’s lots of Richards went by Dick.
i have letters from the war in my grandmothers things. dick and a great aunt of mine? correspondence. gram also saved all the clippings and photos – before and after they named the bridge after him here.
Richard Bong was a bad motherfucker.
That’s Richard Bong to you, short pants.
There’s a Bong recreation area in WIsconsin.
I hope, as he engaged in combat, he screamed “take a hit from this bong!”
Dick Bong is one of the coolest names ever
I always wondered why the Museum of the United States Air Force is on Bong Street.
I always felt bad for former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle. You can’t tell me he didn’t get in a fight or two in school.
With 40 confirmed kills, Richard Bong is the highest-scoring fighter ace in the United States, followed by Thomas McGuire with 38.
Bong died while testing the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star. News of his death shared the front page with the news of the bombing of Hiroshima.
Inconceivable!
I’m surprised they didn’t go with Richard Best, or how he’s listed in the archives as “Best, Dick”
First off, amazing name.
Secondly, that giga Chad single-handedly sank the pride of the Japanese fleet. The dude took out a carrier by himself. His bomb was the only one that landed on the Akagi, and it sank the carrier.
Oh I’m sorry, did I say he took out *one* carrier?
HE TOOK OUT A SECOND ENEMY CARRIER THE SAME DAY.
It is a goddamn travesty that more people don’t know his story, or his name. A single bomber pilot takes out half of the Japanese carrier force. And you didn’t know his name.
Richard Best.