Pappy Boyington, who??

[JJ_BPK]

Every time I see this picture of Pappy Boyington,,
I think of John Belushi in 1941.
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Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, USMC, was born on December 4, 1912. As a WW2 fighter ACE, he was the recipient of the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross and is credited with shooting down 26 enemy planes while leading VMF-214, the "Black Sheep Squadron."

[NurseTim]

I always thought the real Gregory “Pappy” Boyington looked like Simon Oakland, the actor that played the general on the series.

[mojaveman]

He used to do the air show circuit in Southern California back in the '70s and sell autographed copies of "Baa Baa Black Sheep".

What I remembered most about the time that I met him was that he was short. At 14 I was a few inches taller than he. :p

It's a good read.

[Roguish Lawyer]

I always thought the real Gregory “Pappy” Boyington looked like Simon Oakland, the actor that played the general on the series.

Yes or "French."

[Combat Diver]

The real Boyington did appear several times in the show.

CD