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    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...
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    Japanese naval intelligence. Richard O'Kane, Louis Zamperini and Gregory Boyington were among the prisoners held at Ōfuna. The Ōfuna Camp was opened...
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    CNN. Retrieved 14 November 2019. Boyington, Gregory. (1990). 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' Published by Gregory Boyington ISBN 0-553-26350-1 Harley, David. 1998...
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    Boyington's command, VMF-214 flew out of Barakoma Airfield on Vella Lavella during the Solomon Islands campaign. Major Gregory/Greg "Pappy" Boyington...
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    renamed Coeur d'Alene Airport / Pappy Boyington Field to honor World War II multiple ace Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (1912–1988), a Medal of Honor recipient...
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    Porter (NY, Knopf, 1983) page 5. Bing Crosby discography "Colonel Gregory Boyington, USMCR". Who's Who in Marine Corps History. History Division, United...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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    Lavella was the home base for VMF-214 (the "Black Sheep," led by Gregory Boyington). Since 1978, the island has been part of the independent state of...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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    Texas A&M University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-89096-178-6. Boyington, "Pappy" (Col. Gregory Boyington, USMC, Ret.).Baa Baa Black Sheep. New York: G.P. Putnam's...
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    victories); also a member of the Australia national rugby union team. Gregory Boyington: AVG/US Marine Corps; later commanded USMC VMF-214, the "Black Sheep...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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  • politician Kate Bornstein (1948–), American performance artist and writer Gregory Boyington (1912-1988), American aviator and World War Two fighter ace. Never...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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    July 13, 2022. pp. 127–136, Ryūnosuke Kusaka, IJN Grand Fleet ch. 9, Gregory Boyington, BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP The general attack to smash Rabaul fortress with...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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    squadron during this period, including Henry Elrod, Robert Galer, and Gregory Boyington. In January 1941, the squadron moved to Marine Corps Air Station Ewa...
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    the Marine Corps credits Marine ace Gregory "Pappy" Boyington with 28 American victories. This is due to Boyington's (22 Marine victories) wartime claim...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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  • Gregory Boyington, a United States Marine Corps pilot who flew with the AVG until early 1942. Wayne's character, however, was not based on Boyington,...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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  • Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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    Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34) 25–29 Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy...
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