Pappy Boyington
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Gregory "Pappy" Boyington 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.
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(Lower left) Boyington with pilots of VMF-122 (Not VMF-214, see designation of life vest in center)
Vought F4U-1A Corsair, BuNo 17883, of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, the commander of VMF-214, Vella Lavella, end of 1943
Boyington shortly after receiving the Medal of Honor
Sign on the perimeter fence of the Coeur D'Alene (Idaho) Airport
Medal of Honor memorial at the University of WashingtonAwards 4
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Gregory "Pappy" Boyington 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" of the Republic of China Air Force and saw combat in Burma in late 1941 and 1942 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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