This is a relatively easy find. The container is a plastic
"test-tube" covered in black tape, and there's not much room for
any thing other than a log and a pencil. Please note that in order
to find this cache there is
absolutely no need to climb over anything or root
through plants or overturn rocks!
This is a busy location during the day as there is the museum
and a nice play ground for the kiddies nearby. Because of this, I
recommend doing this one in the early morning, or in the evening.
Please use stealth when finding and replacing the cache!
Now for a bit of History: The son of a Swedish immigrant,
Richard Ira Bong grew up in nearby Poplar, Wisconsin. He enrolled
in a Civilian Pilot training program in 1938, and also took private
flying lessons. In 1941, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps Aviation
Cadet Program.
In 1942, Bong joined up with the 49th Fighter Group. He was
assigned to the 9th Fighter Squadron, the "Flying Knights," and was
sent to Australia. While waiting for the Lockheed P-38 Lightnings
to be delivered, he was flying with the 39th Fighter Squardon of
the 35th Fighter Group and scored his first aerial victories, on
December 27, 1942; a Zero and an Oscar, and earned a Silver
Star.
Bong began shooting down Japanese planes at a rapid rate, and
after he scored his 40th victory, Bong was ordered home for his
safety and married his sweetheart, Marge, in Superior. America's
"Ace of Aces," scored 40 aerial victories, flew 200 combat
missions, and logged over 500 combat hours!
Unfortunately, he was killed six months after returning home on
August 6, 1945 while testing the first Lockheed jet fighter plane.
This was also the same day the Enola Gay dropped the bomb on
Hiroshima.
You can learn more about Richard Bong (who the Bong Bridge is
named after) and the P-38 Lightning fighter he flew in the Pacific
by visiting the Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center.
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