Part 1 on Greg "Pappy" Boyington. Before he led the world famous VMF-214 Blacksheep over the Solomons, Pappy Boyington was a broke, sometimes violent, drunk, about to get kicked out of the Marine Corps. He’s given a second chance when he joins the American Volunteer Group, the Flying Tigers. This episode covers Pappy’s early life and time before his time with VMF-214, the Blacksheep squadron, as well as the history of the AVG.
Selected readings:
Black Sheep: The Life of Pappy Boyington by John Wukovitz
Baa Baa Black Sheep by Greg Boyington
The Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and the American Volunteer Group by Daniel Ford
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