Pappy Boyington
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title:
Pappy Boyington
text:
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was an American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. A Marine aviator with the Pacific fleet in 1941, Boyington joined the "Flying Tigers" of the Republic of China Air Force and saw combat in Burma in late 1941 and 1942 during the military conflict between China and Japan. In September 1942, Boyington rejoined the Marine Corps. In early 1943, he deployed to the South Pacific
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description:
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1912–1988)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pappy_Boyington
date created:
2004-03-09T01:23:12Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T08:19:17Z
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