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Bookmark or Share- Pappy Boyington - WikipediaGregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4, 1912 – January 11, 1988) was an American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross.
- Pappy Boyington | WWII, Medal of Honor, Marine Corps - BritannicaPappy Boyington was an American World War II flying ace who shot down 28 enemy Japanese planes, organized the legendary Black Sheep Squadron in the South Pacific in 1943, and was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor.
- Before the Black Sheep: Unhappy Tiger ‘Pappy’ Boyington - HistoryNetGregory Boyington is best known as the hard-living leader of Marine fighter squadron VMF-214, the “Black Sheep” celebrated in books and a TV series, and for earning the Navy Cross and Medal of Honor while fighting the Japanese in Vought F4U Corsairs in the South Pacific.
- Colonel Gregory R. "Pappy" Boyington - California State Military MuseumGregory R. Boyington was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in 1912, to parents of part American Indian ancestry. His ambition to be a pilot began at the age of eight, when he took his first airplane ride from the famous Clyde Pangborn, who in 1931 became the first to fly non stop from Japan to the U. S.
- Interview: Pappy Boyington / WWII Ace Recalls War, Prison ... - HistoryNetU.S. Marine ace Pappy Boyington is as well known for his flamboyant personality as for his flying skills. by Colin Heaton 12/17/2017. Maj. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington raises a finger indicating he shot down one enemy airplane during a mission in his F4U Corsair from Espiritu Santo. (National Archives) Share This Article.
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