Richard Bong shot down 40 Japanese airplanes with his P-38 Lightning. He named his plane after his wife Marge. An organization is trying to locate the wreckage.
I have learned over the years that the old saying that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. That's why it would be good for many to look back on what life was like in a small Illinois town near the end of World War II.