Autographed Military Picture by Greg Pappy Boyington (07/17/2009)

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Sold Date: 07/17/2009
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Gregory Boyington December 4, 1912 (1912-12-04 ) – January 11, 1988 (aged 75)
World War II photo of then-Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington Nickname "Pappy"
"Gramps" Place of birth Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Place of death Fresno, California Place of burial Arlington National Cemetery Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Marine Corps Years of service 1934-1947 Rank Colonel Commands held VMF-214 Battles/wars World War II Awards Medal of Honor
Navy Cross

Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4, 1912 - January 11, 1988) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was an American fighter ace during World War II . For his heroic actions, he was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross . Boyington flew initially with the American Volunteer Group ("The Flying Tigers") in the Republic of China Air Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War . He later commanded the famous U.S. Marine Corps squadron, VMF-214 (" The Black Sheep Squadron ") during World War II . Boyington became a prisoner of war later in the war. He retired from the Marine Corps at the rank of colonel .

Contents [hide ] 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 Medal of Honor citation 4 Later life 5 Death 6 Honors 6.1 Airport renaming 6.2 University of Washington Boyington Memorial 7 AVG victory claims 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links

[ edit ] Early life

Gregory Boyington was born on December 4, 1912 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho . He grew up in the logging town of St. Maries, Idaho and in Tacoma, Washington , w he was a wrestler at Lincoln High School . He took his first flight when he was six years old, [1 ] with Clyde Pangborn , who later flew the Pacific non-stop.

In 1930, Boyington entered the University of Washington , w he joined the ROTC and became a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He was a member of the college wrestling and swimming teams, and at one time held the Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate middleweight wrestling title. Boyington graduated in 1934 with a B.S. in aeronautical engineering .

He spent his summers working in his home state in a mining camp and logging camp and with the Coeur d'Alene Fire Protective Association in road construction and lookout work.

Boyington married shortly after his graduation and worked for Boeing as a draftsman and engineer .

He had grown up using the name Hallenbeck, after his stepfather. But when he decided to apply for flight training, he obtained his birth certificate and learned his father was actually named Charles Boyington, and his parents had divorced when he was an infant. Since t was no record that Gregory Boyington had ever been married, he was free to become a cadet pilot under that name in the U.S. Marine Corps.

[ edit ] Military career

Boyington started his military career in college, as a member of the Reserve Officers Training Corps in which he became a cadet captain. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Reserve in June 1934, and served two months of active duty with the 630th Coast Artillery at Fort Worden , Washington. On June 13, 1935, he enlisted and went on active duty in the Volunteer Marine Corps Reserve. He returned to inactive duty on July 16 in the same year.

On February 18, 1936, Boyington accepted an appointment as an aviation cadet in the Marine Corps Reserve . He was assigned to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola , Florida , for flight training. He was designated a naval aviator on March 11, 1937, then was transferred to Quantico , Virginia , for duty with Aircraft One, Fleet Marine Force . He was discharged from the Marine Corps Reserve on July 1, 1937 in order to accept a second lieutenant's commission in...