Idaho's own "Pappy" Boyington was one of WWII's greatest fighter aces. Do you know his story? Read more about the Black Sheep Squadron leader from Coeur d'Alene👇 ...

Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was a troubled, but excellent American combat pilot. He was a usmc fighter ace during the Second ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Gregory H. "Pappy" Boyington (1912-1988) was a U.S. Marine Corps aviator. He served with Gen. Claire Chennault's 1st American Volunteer Group - ...

A Marine Corps aviator, he resigned his commission to join the American Volunteer Group, flying the P-40 Warhawk under Claire Lee Chennault out of Burma and China with the Flying Tigers in 1941 and ...

From punching a superior officer and fleeing to China with the Flying Tigers to leading the ragged Black Sheep Squadron into history, Pappy Boyington’s career defied every rule of military discipline.

Greg “Pappy” Boyington became famous as a Marine Corps fighter ace. Publicly, he was celebrated as a hero and leader. Privately, many fellow pilots criticized his behavior. Alcohol abuse and ...

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP (384 pp.)—”Pappy” Boyingfon—Putnam ($4.50). “If this story were to have a moral, then I would say: ‘Just name a hero and I’ll prove he’s a bum.'” In this long, rambling ...

"A chained animal just striding to get loose" -- "He was restless and lonesome" -- "This was real. This was war" -- "Only have to fight the Japs now" -- "I am going to save you guys" -- "We had pride; ...

He was always perturbing somebody. During the war it was U.S. brass hats and the Japanese Empire indifferently, though in different ways. But carefree Marine Ace Gregory (“Pappy”) Boyington never ...

Greg "Pappy" Boyington, one of the most infamous fighter aces of all time, called Coeur d'Alene home. As America marks its 250th anniversary, his story remains one of the most remarkable chapters in ...