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E-book edition 2013
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:
Barnes, Pete.
Richard Bong : World War II flying ace/ Pete Barnes.
p. cm.—(Badger biographies)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-87020-434-0 1. Bong, Richard I—Juvenile literature. 2. United States. Army Air Forces—Biography—Juvenile literature. 3. Fighter pilots—United States—Biography— Juvenile literature. 4. World War, 1939–1945—Aerial operations, American—Juvenile literature. 5. World War, 1939–1945—Pacific Area—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
UG626.2.B66B376 2009
940.54’4973092—dc22
[B]
2009000991
Front and back cover images courtesy of the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center.