Gen. Henry Arnold signs a dollar bill for flying ace Maj. Richard Bong at photo op

CU Maj. Richard Bong, World War II ace combat pilot, stands on airstrip in Washington, DC / 2-shot Bong with Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold, who signs a dollar bill for him as flashbulbs pop; Arnold hands the bill to Bong, who looks at it; Arnold takes the bill back, pretends to put it in his pocket; Bong turns to photographers (unseen), shrugs, laughs; Arnold returns the bill to Bong, both laugh / Note: exact day not known