Richard I. Bong
Second Leave in the United States
In early May 1944, Bong was sent back to the United States, officially to meet General Henry H. Arnold and delivered a report from General George C. Kenney. On May 12, 1944 Bong traveled to Pittsburgh to meet Rosemary Lynch, the widow of Thomas J. Lynch to tell her how her husband died. Afterwards, he returned to Poplar to visit his family and girlfriend Marge.
On May 12, 1944 flown to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to visit Mrs. Rosemary Fullen Lynch the widow of his former flight leader and friend Lt. Col. Thomas J. Lynch.
On June 3, 1944 at
Bolling Field in Washington, D.C., Bong was assigned P-38J "Marge" 44-23491 (Third Marge) for use by Bong on a
fifteen state war bond tour for him to fly in the United States. He visited Truax Field, Wisconsin Wisconsin in this aircraft.
On June 14, 1944 flown to Allentown–Bethlehem Airport (Lehigh Valley International Airport) in Allentown, Pennsylvania to visit Lynch's mother.
During June 1944
he attended Aerial and Ground Gunnery School at at Foster Field in Matagorda, Texas as an aerial superiority instructor and attended the course himself to learn the latest air combat and gunnery tactics. In early September 1944 Bong departed for the South West Pacific Area (SWPA).
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