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kills, America's Ace of aces was a actually a poor shot but
made up for it in his flying skills. Bong flew his P-38 so
close that it was almost impossible to miss. This is how he
downed the enemy. On Dec 12, 1944, Bong was awarded the Medal
of Honor by Gen. Douglas MacArthur and married his sweetheart,
Marge Vattendahl 5 days later. Sadly, he was killed while
testing a new P-80 jet on 6 Aug. 1945.
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