I think that is Major Dick Bong. He flew in the Pacific Theater and scored 40 victories.
71 posted on 06/15/2018 8:49:42 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
Sure is! They have bridge named after him up here that spans from Duluth to Superior, Wisconsin.
My kids always laughed when I pointed out the “Bong bridge”.