Richard Bong
(1920-1945)

United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient (1920–1945) – Richard Bong was born in Superior (City in and county seat of Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States) on September 24th, 1920 and died in North Hollywood (District in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles California, United States) on August 6th, 1945 at the age of 24. Today Richard Bong would be 103 years old.

Age

how old was Richard Bong when he died?

Richard Bong died in 1945 at the age of 24.

Biographical data

Birthday	September 24th, 1920 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Superior City in and county seat of Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States
Death Date	August 6th, 1945 (Monday)
Death place	North Hollywood District in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles California, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Libra (The Scales) ♎
Chinese Zodiac	Monkey 猴

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Richard Bong

Birthday

When was Richard Bong born?

Richard Bong was born on September 24th, 1920.

Death

When did Richard Bong die?

Richard Bong died on August 6th, 1945 at the age of 24 in North Hollywood (District in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles California, United States). Today Richard Bong would be 103 years old.