#gregory boyington

[carbone14]

Major Gregory 'Pappy' Boyington – US Marine Corps – 1940's

[pukindawgsblog]

Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington (December 4, 1912 – January 11, 1988). Boyington was an US Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II. He received both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Boyington started the war in a P-40 Warhawk flying with the legendary “Flying Tigers” (1st American Volunteer Group), then as CO of VMF-214 'Black Sheep'. Though He became a POW, he finished the war with 28 kills, being the leading USMC ace of WWII.

[usafphantom2]

Colonel Gregory “Pappy" Boyington, commander of the Black Sheep squadron (VMF-214), has a resume that would rival any shepherd. 🐑

Jason_R_Burt via X

- Medal of Honor 🇺🇸

- Navy Cross ⚓️

- Purple Heart 💜

- POW Medal 🪖

- Downed 28 enemy aircraft✈️

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[todaysdocument]

Black Sheep Squadron (VMF-214) – WWII Boyington

Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine CorpsSeries: Photographic Reference FileFile Unit: General – Black Sheep Squadron (VMF-214) – WWII Boyington

This black and white photograph shows three Marine pilots posing with baseball bats over the wing of a military plane.  They are holding the bats as though they were guns.  All three wear St. Louis Cardinals’ caps.  Palm trees are in the background.

Transcription of text from the reverse of the photo:

WEARING CARDINAL CAPS: These Leather- neck fighter pilots in the South Pacific hope to catch more Japanese airmen off base. The baseball motif was inspired by 20 caps sent Major Gregory Boyington's Squadron by the St. Louis Cardinals. The ball caps were worn traditionally by Marine pilots when not actually flying. Left to right: On a Corsair fighter Wing, 1st Lieutenant Robert W. McClurg, 3 Zeros; 1st Lieutenant Paul A. Mullen, 3 Zeros; 1st Lieutenant Edwin L. Olander, 3 Zeros.

[aviationgeek71]

"Months of preparation, one of those few opportunities, and the judgment of a split second are what makes some pilot an ace, while others think back on what they could have done."

— Major Gregory Pappy Boyington

[pinturas-sgm-aviacion]

1943 12 The Black Sheep - Nicolas Trudgian

Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington’s Black Sheep – the Marine Corsairs of VMF-214 – taxi out for another mission from Vella Lavella, December 1943, escorting a B-24 raid on the Japanese fortress at Rabaul. Action is guaranteed and the intensity of aerial fighting here which later saw Boyington shot down and taken prisoner, was equal to anything in the war. For their part in the prolonged battle for the South West Pacific the Black Sheep became national heroes.Few fighter units in World War II gained the notoriety of Pappy Boyington’s Marine Corps VMF-214 “Black Sheep” Squadron. Equipped with the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, under Boyington’s spirited leadership, the ‘Black Sheep’ pilots were accorded one of only two Presidential Unit Citations awarded to Marine Corps squadrons during the war in the Pacific.

[67-romeo]

Robert Conrad and Major Gregory papy Boyington

[formeroklahoman]

Born on this day, December 4, 1912 in Idaho, Pappy Boyington, who claimed Brulé Sioux heritage, was a Marine Corps fighter pilot during World War II. He grew up in Washington State, attending the University of Washington before eventually joining the Marines and becoming a pilot. Pappy became an ace, ultimately claiming 28 aerial victories against Japanese airplanes before being shot down himself and becoming a prisoner of war. By all accounts a larger-than-life character, a TV series called “Baa Baa Black Sheep” was made based on his autobiography.

Image Description: Black and white portrait photo of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington during World War II.

Image Credit: Public Domain

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 12.4

Beer Birthdays

Bob Brewer (1948)

Christian DeBenedetti (1973)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Jeff Bridges; actor (1949)

Samuel Butler; English writer (1875)

Crazy Horse; Lakota Native American leader (1840)

Wink Martindale; television game show host (1934)

Wassily Kandinsky; Russian artist (1866)

Famous Birthdays

Brooke Adams; model (1984)

Fred Armisen; comedian, actor (1966)

Max Baer, Jr.; actor (1936)

Tyra Banks; model (1973)

Gregory "Pappy" Boyington; aviator, Black Sheep Squadron commander (1912)

Horst Buchholz; actor (1933)

John Cale; rock musician (1940)

Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon; rock singer (1940)

Thomas Carlyle; English writer (1795)

Edith Cavell; English nurse (1865)

Courtney Cummz; porn actor (1981)

Deanna Durbin; actor (1921)

Francisco Franco; Spanish dictator (1892)

Chester Greenwood; earmuff inventor (1858)

Jim Hall; jazz guitarist (1930)

Alfred Hershey; bacteriologist (1908)

Eddie Heywood Jr.; jazz pianist, composer (1915)

Chris Hillman; rock musician (1942)

Jay-Z; rapper (1969)

Southside Johnny; rock singer, songwriter (1948)

Charles Keating; right-wing hypocrite, S&L crook (1923)

Rainer Maria Rilke; German writer, poet (1875)

Gary Rossington; rock guitarist (1951)

Lillian Russell; soprano (1861)

Marisa Tomei; actor (1964)

Nikki Tyler; porn actor (1972)

Patricia Wettig; actor (1951)

Cassandra Wilson; jazz singer, songwriter (1955)

Dennis Wilson; rock musician, singer (1944)

[kornwulf]

Ooh, a good old fashioned chain letter! What fun!

Top 9 people you want to get to know better

(I don't have 9 mutuals, so please bear with me)

Initially tagged by @stukagoggles, thanks for that! Sorry it took me a couple days to do it

Favorite colour: Blue, particularly a darker shade of Cerulean Blue. Reminds me of the sky at nightfall and that has all sorts of good memories attached

Book I'm reading: I'm currently re-reading Cormack McCarthy's book Blood Meridian, which is kinda a deconstruction/destruction of the "Western" set during the Indian Wars in around 1845-1850. Horrific, excellent book. Would absolutely recommend to anyone (who doesn't mind their stories getting dark)

Last song: Maggie's Farm Forever by Goodnight, Texas

https://youtu.be/Y4Ym9Ee8u48?si=Br0XGjh7xLQVmncP

Last series: Working my way through Season 2 of The Black Sheep Squadron/Baa Baa Black Sheep (The name changed like halfway through the series) which is a heavily fictionalized account of Gregory 'Pappy' Boyington's (and the rest of the 214th Marine Fighter Squadron's) exploits in the Solomons during WWII. It's good fun.

Sweet, savory, or spicy: Sweet. You can bribe me to do just about anything for a slice of pear-blackberry pie

Currently working on: Redesigning my shelf layout in 3-rail O! It's been... bad at best ever since I built it the first time, so this time I'm over doubling the diameter of the curves, and re-designing the shelf mounting system itself to better support and level the track. I'm very excited to get it done

As this is a chain letter, I suppose I need to keep the chain going! Paging (if you want to) @notnickel, @treehousejackal, and @pompoxregs

(I know the idea is to have nine to ping, but I simply do not at this point)

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Los Tigres Voladores (Baa, Baa Black Sheep) fue una serie de televisión basada en la novela homónima del mayor Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, que se sumergía en las vivencias de un escuadrón de pilotos que acarreaban cortes marciales por cargos de indisciplina. Este grupo de inadaptados –al comando de sus Chance Vought F4-U Corsair– se convertiría en uno de los mejores escuadrones de combate durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial derribando Zeros japoneses a diestra y siniestra. La serie se transmitió entre 1976 y 1978. El papel de Pappy Boyington fue interpretado por Robert Conrad, también conocido por su protagónico en otra serie clásica: Jim West (Wild Wild West) de 1965 #LosTigresVoladores #tigresvoladores #BaaBaaBlackSheep #tvserie #70stvseries #GregoryPappyBoyington #cortemarcial #martialcourt #ChanceVoughtF4UCorsair #f4ucorsair #SegundaGuerraMundial #zerojapones #japanesezero #PappyBoyington #RobertConrad #JimWest #WildWildWest #worldwar2 https://www.instagram.com/p/CHq9thlAotp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[eemagage]

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[soireediaposchezchoubaca]

810 - En découvrant le script parfaitement crétin de ces aventures aériennes et guerrières, Gregory se dit qu'il ne tremperait certainement pas là dedans et qu'il leur faudrait trouver un autre gogo pour le rôle de Pappy Boyington.

[usafphantom2]

81 years ago today, men of the Black Sheep Squadron, VMF-214, receive flight instructions from their Sheppard, Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, on Turtle Bay Fighter Strip, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. ✈️

Baaaaaa 🐑

@JasonRburt via X

[hjmarseille]

Major Gregory Boyington, USMCR commanding Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-214, waves while taxiing his F4U Corsair at Torokina. Boyington led the first fighter sweep against Rabaul on December 17, 1943. He was shot down and captured on January 3, 1944. (USNHHC)

Photo and caption featured in Osprey Air Campaign 2 Rabaul 1943-44 Reducing Japan’s great island fortress by Mark Lardas

[mach2plusfan]

Bye bye Pappy ... RIP Robert Conrad