United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1912–1988)
Pappy Boyington
Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington during World War II
Birth name
Gregory Boyington
Other name(s)
Gregory Hallenbeck
Nickname(s)
"Pappy", "Gramps"
Born
(1912-12-04)December 4, 1912 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
Died
January 11, 1988(1988-01-11) (aged 75) Fresno, California, United States
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance
United States
China
Service/branch
United States Marine Corps
Republic of China Air Force
Years of service
1934–1947
Rank
Colonel
Commands held
VMF-122
VMF-112
VMF-214
Battles/wars
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
Solomon Islands campaign
Awards
Medal of Honor
Navy Cross
Purple Heart
Other work
Boeing – draftsman and engineer
Gregory "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. A Marine aviator with the Pacific fleet in 1941, Boyington joined the "Flying Tigers" (1st American Volunteer Group) of the Republic of China Air Force and saw combat in Burma in late 1941 and 1942 during the military conflict between China and Japan.
In September 1942, Boyington rejoined the Marine Corps. In early 1943, he deployed to the South Pacific and began flying combat missions in the F4U Corsair fighter. On August 14, 1943, he took command of Marine fighter squadron VMF-214 ("Black Sheep").
In January 1944, Boyington, outnumbered by Japanese "Zero" planes, was shot down into the Pacific Ocean after downing one of the enemy planes. He was captured by a Japanese submarine crew and was held as a prisoner of war for more than a year and a half. He was released shortly after the surrender of Japan.
The television series Baa Baa Black Sheep was inspired by Boyington and his men in the "Black Sheep" squadron. It ran for two seasons in the late 1970s.
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(VMF-214, led by Marine Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington) in an area of the Solomon Islands called "The Slot". Boyington was credited with 22 kills in F4Us...
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Marine Corps credits Marine ace Gregory "Pappy" Boyington with 28 American victories. This is due to Boyington's (22 Marine victories) wartime claim of...
held at the same camp as then-Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington, and in his book, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Boyington describes the Italian recipes Zamperini wrote...
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