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 Summary

Gregory H. "Pappy" Boyington (1912-1988) was a U.S. Marine Corps aviator. He served with Gen. Claire Chennault's 1st American Volunteer Group - the "Flying Tigers", and later commanded Marine Fighting Squadron 214 (VMF-214), famed as the "Black Sheep Squadron". This collection consists of Boyington's Aviators Flight Log Book, numbered 266, covering training at Quantico, Virginia and Basic School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1936-1939.

 Biographical / Historical

Gregory H. "Pappy" Boyington (1912-1988) was a U.S. Marine Corps aviator. He served with Gen. Claire Chennault's 1st American Volunteer Group - the "Flying Tigers" - and saw combat in Burma in 1941-42. Rejoining the Marine Corps in September 1942, he served as Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 (VMF-214), famed as the "Black Sheep Squadron". in January 1944, Boyington was shot down during aerial combat and was made a prisoner-of-war. After his release at the end of the war, Boyington received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman. Boyington died on January 11, 1988.

 Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0860

Date

1936-1939

Provenance

Samuel Moyeman, Gift, Unknown, NASM.XXXX.0860

Extent

0.05 Cubic feet (One folder)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Boyington's Aviators Flight Log Book, numbered 266, covering training at Quantico, Virginia and Basic School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1936-1939.

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Citation

Gregory H. "Pappy" Boyington Aviators Flight Log Book, Acc. XXXX.0860, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Naval aviation

Flight training

Air pilots

Fighter pilots

United States Marine Corps

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials