Richard Bong - Victory Credits

Victory Credits

Date	Kills	Location/Comment
December 27, 1942	2	over Buna
January 7, 1943	2	Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscars" over Lae
January 8,	1	over Lae Harbor, ace status
March 3,	1	Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" during Battle of the Bismarck Sea
March 11,	2	"Zeroes"
March 29,	1	heavy bomber; promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
April 14,	1	bomber, over Milne Bay. Awarded Air Medal.
June 12,	1	"Zero", over Bena Bena
July 26,	4	fighters, on escort over Lae; awarded DSC
July 28,	1	"Oscar", on escort over New Britain.
September 6,	0	claimed two bombers, not confirmed; crash-landed at Mailinan airstrip
October 2,	1	Mitsubishi Ki-46 "Dinah", over Gasmata
October 29,	2	"Zeros", over Japanese airfield at Rabaul
November 5,	2	"Zeros", over enemy airfield at Rabaul
December 1943-January 1944: On leave in Wisconsin
February 1944: assigned to Fifth Air Force Fighter Command HQ, but allowed to "free-lance".
February 15,	1	Kawasaki Ki-61 "Tony" off Cape Hoskins, New Britain
February 28,	0	destroyed a Japanese transport plane on the runway at Wewak, New Guinea
March 3,	2	Mitsubishi Ki-21 "Sally" bombers, over Tadji, New Guinea
April 3,	1	fighter over Hollandia, 25th credit
April 12,	3	surpassed Eddie Rickenbacker's U.S. record of 26 kills
May–July 1944: on leave in U.S., made publicity tours
October 10,	2	Nakajima J1N "Irving" and "Oscar"
October 27,	1	"Oscar"
October 28,	2	"Oscars" off Leyte
November 10,	1	"Oscar" over Ormoc Bay
November 11,	2	Recommended for Medal of Honor.
December 7,	2	"Sally" and Nakajima Ki-44 "Tojo", covering U.S. landings at Ormoc
December 15,	1	"Oscar"
December 17,	1	"Oscar" over Mindoro.