What were the Top 5? However, Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4, 1912 – January 11, 1988) distinguished himself ...

The USMC officially credits Boyington with twenty-eight air-to-air kills. However, not all of Pappy’s aerial victories ... Whatever the actual numbers, Col. Boyington retired from the Marine ...

Who was the real Pappy Boyington - a fearless leader or a reckless fighter? The commander of the Black Sheep Squadron was one of WWII’s most famous aces, but his story is even crazier than you ...

Gregory “Pappy” Boyington had his seat cranked all the ... during both world wars—in its advertisements. Lieutenant Colonel Olin Gilbert, the leader of the 78th Fighter Group, was racing ...