Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington passed away from lung cancer on January 11, 1988, at age 75, in Fresno, California. I was 12 years old at the time, and the news hit me pretty hard, ...

On this day in aviation history, January 3, 1944, the US Marine Corps’ leading ace of WWII, Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, was shot down while on a long-range mission over the Japanese ...

More about Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington. Born in Idaho, Boyington moved with his family to the logging town of St. Maries at age three. He lived there until age 12, according to the Associated Press.

Here is the unvarnished story of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, leader of the Black Sheep Squadron. Shot down on January 3, 1944, he spent 20 months as a Prisoner of War in Japan and was awarded the ...

Of all the American fighter pilots who emerged after WW II few remained in the public imagination more than Marine Corps Col. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington. This was due to the highly fictionalize ...

The USMC officially credits Boyington with twenty-eight air-to-air kills. However, not all of Pappy’s aerial victories were attained as an actively-serving Marine. Before becoming C.O. of the ...

Organized by the Pappy Boyington Marine Corps League, speakers reminded those at the ceremony that Memorial Day is more than a day off. China warns US ally over plan to take back strategic port ...