Richard I. Bong WWII 	Heritage Center
Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center
Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center
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Officers:

Chair: Terry Lundberg, Poplar WI, President, Lincoln Stores, Inc.
President: Joyce Bong Erickson, Poplar WI, Sister of Richard Bong
Treasurer: Knute R. Pedersen, Superior WI, Vice President Superior Glass, Inc.
Secretary:David Podratz, Superior WI, Refinery Manager, Murphy Oil USA

Board Members:

John Bremer, Clermont FL, co-owner AJB Technical Services, Lockheed Martin Corp. (retired), Colonel USAF (retired).
Roderic Campbell, Superior WI, Campbell's Building Materials Center
Joe Fischer, Duluth MN, Attorney
Robert Fuhrman (ex officio), Executive Director, Bong P-38 Fund, Inc.
Raymond T. Klosowski, Duluth MN, Director Duluth International Airport (retired), Brigadier General and Commander, Minnesota Air National Guard (retired)
John Manion, Superior WI, Owner Manion's Wholesale Building Supplies
Toby E. Marcovich, Superior WI, Attorney, Marcovich, Cochrane & Milliken
Earl Rogers, Duluth MN, Owner & Manager Duluth Travel Agency Inc.
Timothy Sauter, Superior WI, Sauter Fairchild Insurance, Superior


HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

The Honorable David Ross, Mayor of Superior, Wisconsin
The Honorable Don Ness, Mayor of Duluth, Minnesota
Veda Ponikvar, Chisholm MN, Retired Owner, Free Press & Tribune

Special appreciation to recently deceased founding members of the Honorary Board,
Colonel Francis F. Gabreski, US Air Force, Senator Barry Goldwater, General US Air Force and former Senator from Arizona, Dennis Morgan, Film Star, and James M. Stewart Brig. Gen. US Air Force and Film Star, Joseph Foss, Major, Marine Corps (retired); Top Marine Ace;
former Governor of South Dakota, and Bob Hope, Comedian and Film Star
General Robert Lee Scott, Flying Tiger, Author

Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Astronaut

DIRECTOR EMERITUS

Christabel Grant, Executive Director (retired)