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Gregory Boyington was born in Coeur dAlene, Idaho on December 4, 1912.
He spent his childhood years in St. Maries, where he had is first flight with the legendary barn-stormer pilot Clyde Pangborn. Eventually his mother moved to Tacoma, Washington and later he graduated from Lincoln High School.
He attended the University of Washington, where he graduated with a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering. He would then go on to work for the Boeing Company
as a draftsman and engineer.
He would eventually enter the U.S. Marine Corps, and after completion of the
Officer Training he went on to flight training. He possessed natural abilities that
distinguish him in the cockpit early on, but his lifestyle was not without controversy.
Boyington was offered a position with a group that would eventually become the
American Volunteer Group (AVG), better known as the Flying Tigers. He resigned
his commission in the Marine Corps and set off to China to fly against the Japanese.
At the outbreak of WWII, after making his way back from China, he managed to return
to the Marine Corps with a Majors commission. As he was already an experienced fighter
pilot with victories against the Japanese, his skills were much needed in the war effor
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Pappy Boyington
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1912–1988)
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4, 1912 – January 11, 1988) was an American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corpsfighterace 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 Second Sino-Japanese War.
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.
Early life
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