The Story Of Pappy Boyington And The Black Sheep Squadron

cirelaw · 05-26-2014, 10:23 AM

~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-thLvPn3s Eric

sheepherder · 05-26-2014, 10:48 AM

I don't have access to YouTube, but years ago I read his autobiography. Great reading, sad ending.

There was also a TV series about his WW II service, which was quite entertaining. I was especially amused by the episodes beginnings/endings. They showed the pilot in his aircraft, with the other members of his flight forming up behind him. Most episodes showed the F4U Corsair...Except the first episode, which described his leaving Gen Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers and joining a Marine squadron...That episode showed the correct P-40 Warhawk that Chennault's airmen flew...

Other than that, I can't recall anything about the series...

Mach2Plus · 05-26-2014, 10:53 AM

Cirelaw--thank you for the Marine Air posting--Happy Memorial Day and Semper Fi!

cirelaw · 05-26-2014, 11:19 AM

AKA Eric, I saw this documentary for the first time this morning! Amazing times create amazing men! I remember the show 'Ba Ba Black Sheep' I't was very entertaining for all!

cirelaw · 05-26-2014, 11:30 AM

Heres the other part of the story! http://acepilots.com/usmc_boyington3.html

tomaustin · 05-26-2014, 02:52 PM

This IS the Black Sheep Squadron ............

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Maj. Greg Boyington, giving instruction on flight, Lt's Case and Rinabager at left. Squadron VMF 214 on Turtle Bay fighter strip, Espiritu Santo, New Heberides, 9/11/43

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alanint · 05-26-2014, 06:36 PM

Black Sheep Hank "Boo" Bourgeois, (pictured directly behind Greg Boyington) was my little league coach growing up in Northern New Jersey.

cirelaw · 05-26-2014, 06:56 PM

I bet he had some stories! I'm a Bayonne baby! Mom worked at the Navy base~ I found Him~ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2386619/posts and scroll done on this thread, Great Historical comments and background! Doug, thanks for the lead!~Eric

cirelaw · 05-26-2014, 07:57 PM

This is a Must See!!! http://portraitsofwar.wordpress.com/

alanint · 05-26-2014, 08:21 PM

At the end of each season, he would have us over to his house for Pizza. He retained much more memorabilia from his Korean War and onward flying career than I ever saw of his WW2 days. We were of course aware that he was with a famous squadron and were aware of Pappy Boyington long before the TV show made him generally known. This was in the little town of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. I had no idea that he had moved to New Orleans nor that he had fairly recently passed away.

Sergio Natali · 05-27-2014, 05:55 AM

Eric
Again thanks for the instructive post, and a Happy Memorial Day to all the Forum Members.

Sergio

cirelaw · 05-27-2014, 12:08 PM

Doug I found more on your friend~~ http://www.historyforsale.com/html/p...art=1&page=153

cirelaw · 05-27-2014, 12:29 PM

A U.S. Marines tribute~ http://www.realwarphotos.com/reunion...arines_history There are several other gallaries~

m1903a3 · 05-27-2014, 08:14 PM

My father's unit captured Munda airfield, Boyington's base for many of his exploits. I see Boyington's grave at Arlington whenever I visit my father's, which is nearby.

tenbears · 05-28-2014, 03:15 PM

Boyington died at the Fresno CA VA hospitable where my brother works at.

05-26-2014, 10:23 AM	#1
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	The Story Of Pappy Boyington And The Black Sheep Squadron ~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-thLvPn3s Eric Last edited by cirelaw; 05-26-2014 at 11:45 AM.

05-26-2014, 10:48 AM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,195 Thanks: 1,414 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	I don't have access to YouTube, but years ago I read his autobiography. Great reading, sad ending. There was also a TV series about his WW II service, which was quite entertaining. I was especially amused by the episodes beginnings/endings. They showed the pilot in his aircraft, with the other members of his flight forming up behind him. Most episodes showed the F4U Corsair...Except the first episode, which described his leaving Gen Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers and joining a Marine squadron...That episode showed the correct P-40 Warhawk that Chennault's airmen flew... Other than that, I can't recall anything about the series... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

05-26-2014, 02:52 PM	#6
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	more......... This IS the Black Sheep Squadron ............ Postby tomaustin » Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:38 pm Image Maj. Greg Boyington, giving instruction on flight, Lt's Case and Rinabager at left. Squadron VMF 214 on Turtle Bay fighter strip, Espiritu Santo, New Heberides, 9/11/43 tomaustin Posts: 621 Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:56 pm

05-26-2014, 06:56 PM	#8
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	I bet he had some stories! I'm a Bayonne baby! Mom worked at the Navy base~ I found Him~ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2386619/posts and scroll done on this thread, Great Historical comments and background! Doug, thanks for the lead!~Eric Last edited by cirelaw; 05-26-2014 at 08:12 PM.

05-27-2014, 05:55 AM	#11
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Eric Again thanks for the instructive post, and a Happy Memorial Day to all the Forum Members. Sergio __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

05-26-2014, 10:53 AM	#3
Mach2Plus User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 13 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Cirelaw--thank you for the Marine Air posting--Happy Memorial Day and Semper Fi!

05-26-2014, 11:19 AM	#4
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	AKA Eric, I saw this documentary for the first time this morning! Amazing times create amazing men! I remember the show 'Ba Ba Black Sheep' I't was very entertaining for all!

05-26-2014, 11:30 AM	#5
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Heres the other part of the story! http://acepilots.com/usmc_boyington3.html

05-26-2014, 06:36 PM	#7
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Black Sheep Hank "Boo" Bourgeois, (pictured directly behind Greg Boyington) was my little league coach growing up in Northern New Jersey.

05-26-2014, 07:57 PM	#9
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	This is a Must See!!! http://portraitsofwar.wordpress.com/

05-26-2014, 08:21 PM	#10
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	At the end of each season, he would have us over to his house for Pizza. He retained much more memorabilia from his Korean War and onward flying career than I ever saw of his WW2 days. We were of course aware that he was with a famous squadron and were aware of Pappy Boyington long before the TV show made him generally known. This was in the little town of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. I had no idea that he had moved to New Orleans nor that he had fairly recently passed away.

05-27-2014, 12:08 PM	#12
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Doug I found more on your friend~~ http://www.historyforsale.com/html/p...art=1&page=153

05-27-2014, 12:29 PM	#13
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	A U.S. Marines tribute~ http://www.realwarphotos.com/reunion...arines_history There are several other gallaries~ Last edited by cirelaw; 05-27-2014 at 01:17 PM.

05-27-2014, 08:14 PM	#14
m1903a3 User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 199 Thanks: 26 Thanked 319 Times in 113 Posts	My father's unit captured Munda airfield, Boyington's base for many of his exploits. I see Boyington's grave at Arlington whenever I visit my father's, which is nearby. __________________ - Mike Life member: NRA, OVMS, VGCA Member: NAPCA, N-SSA(Veteran) Si vis pacem, para bellum

05-28-2014, 03:15 PM	#15
tenbears User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 370 Thanks: 3 Thanked 26 Times in 15 Posts	Boyington died at the Fresno CA VA hospitable where my brother works at.