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Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, 2 Signed Photographs

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:48.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 75.00 USD
Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, 2 Signed Photographs
<B>Gregory Pappy Boyington, Two Signed Photographs,</B></I> both are 8 x10 and signed in purple felt tip pen. One is signed,<I>Oct. 1973 Gregory Pappy Boyington Colonel U.S.M.C. (retired) Age 60</B></I>, the other is signed <I>Oct. 1943 Gregory Pappy Boyington Colonel U.S.M.C. Age 30</B></I>. Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, USMC, (1912- 1988) was an American fighter ace. Boyington flew initially with the American Volunteer Group ("The Flying Tigers") in the Republic of China Air Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He later commanded the famous U.S. Marine Corps squadron, VMF-214 ("The Black Sheep Squadron") during World War II. Boyington became a prisoner of war later in the war. For his U.S. Marine Corps service he was awarded the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor. Both are fine. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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