What were the Top 5? However, Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4, 1912 – January 11, 1988) distinguished himself ...

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 ...

At week’s beginning Marine Major Gregory Boyington (TIME ... straight-shooting “Pappy” Boyington, who had built his “Black Sheep” into one of the best U.S. fighter squadrons) was ...