Boyington biography
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Gregory 'Pappy' Boyington
Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
Medal of Honor Recipient
World War II
Colonel Gregory 'Pappy' Boyington (4 December - 11 January ) was a U.S.
Marine Corps officer and pilot who was a fighter ace during World War II. For his heroic actions, he was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Boyington initially flew with the American Volunteer Group in the Republic of China Air Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
He later commanded the famous U.S. Marine Corps squadron, VMF, "The Black Sheep Squadron," during World War II. Boyington became a prisoner of war later in the war.
Boyington biography
Gregory Boyington was born on 4 December in Coeur d'Alene, ID. He grew up in the logging town of St. Maries, ID, and in Tacoma, WA, where he was a wrestler at Lincoln High School. When he was six years old, he took his first flight with Clyde Pangborn who later flew the Pacific non-stop.
In , Boyington entered the University of Washington, where he joined the ROTC an