Editing Richard Bong (section)

==Legacy==
In the mid-1950s, construction on a new USAF installation commenced south of Milwaukee that was to be named [[R.I. Bong Air Force Base|Richard I. Bong Air Force Base]].  The base, intended to be an [[Air Defense Command]] fighter base for the Chicago and Milwaukee areas, was conceived in the early 1950s with construction commencing in the mid-1950s. Construction had barely begun when the base was transferred to the [[Strategic Air Command]] as a prospective base for the supersonic [[B-58 Hustler]] bomber.  Prior to completion, the base was considered obsolete as it had become apparent to USAF officials that the base would be redundant with installations nearby that would soon have space for more units. The base was abandoned in 1959 and disposed of the following year.<ref>"Air Force Deactivates Squadron at Bong Base". Racine Journal Times. December 1, 1959.</ref>  Today, the former base site is known as the [[Richard Bong State Recreation Area]].

It was planned that Spokane Air Force Base, Washington, was to be renamed Bong Air Force Base, until General [[Muir Fairchild]] died on active duty in 1950, and it was named [[Fairchild Air Force Base]] instead.<ref>Dan Simmons (January 11, 2007). "Why is that road on base called "Bong" Street?". Air Force Print News Today. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2019-04-01</ref>

Bong is buried at Poplar Cemetery in [[Poplar, Wisconsin]].

Bong Terrace in Mount Holly, NJ, is named in his honor.