Timeline
Birth- 4 Dec 1912
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
1939 - 1945World War II
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Prisoner of War: Shot down by enemy fire
3 Jan 1944
Prisoner of War: Liberated from the Omori Prison Camp, Tokyo area
29 Aug 1945
Prisoner of War: Shot down over
Rabaul
Prisoner of War: Duration of Prison Sentence
20 Months
Congressional Medal of Honor: Date of Action
Congressional Medal of Honor: Place
Central Solomon Islands
Congressional Medal of Honor: Rank and Organization
Major, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Marine Squadron 214
Congressional Medal of Honor: Date Awarded
5 Oct 1945
Retired from the Marine Corps
1 Aug 1947
Enlisted in the Volunteer Marine Corps Reserve
13 June 1935
Stationed 1936, Naval Air Station
Pensacola, Florida
Became 2nd Lieutenant in Marine Corps
1 July 1937
Became 1st Lieutenant in Marine Corps
4 Nov 1940
Became aviation cadet
18 Feb 1936
Became Naval Aviator #5160
11 Mar 1937
Record of 25 enemy planes shot down
27 Dec 1943
Passed American record, shooting down 28th plane
3 Jan 1944
Attack on Kahili airdome, Bougainville
17 Oct 1943
Fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal
Apr 1943
Headed the Allied fighter sweep over Rabaul
17 Dec 1943
World War II: Accepted position as 1st Lieutenant
Naval Air Station, San Diego, California
Awards: Award
American Campaign Medal
Awards: Award
World War II Victory Medal
Awards: Award
American Defense Service Medal
Awards: Award
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Awards: Navy Cross
4 Oct 1945
World War II: First Combat tour with “Black Sheep Squadron”
Shot down 14 enemy planes in 32 days
Education: Institution
University of Washington
Education: Place
Seattle, Washington
Education: To
1934
Education: From
1930
The American Volunteer Group: Quit the AVG
Apr 1942
The American Volunteer Group: Pappy Volunteered
26 Aug 1941
The American Volunteer Group: Place
China
The American Volunteer Group: Japanese planes destroyed
6
Employment: Employer
Boeing Aircraft Company of Seattle
Employment: Start Date
1935
Death- 11 Jan 1988-Age: 75 years
Burial
Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC
Other Facts
Full Name
Gregory Boyington
Also known as
Pappy--he was older, 31, than his men in the “Black Sheep Squadron” during WWII.
Position
Major and Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 214, aka “Black Sheep Squadron”
Nickname
Flying Tigers
Father
Dr Charles Barker Boyington
Sibling
Keith Thomas Boyington - half brother
Social Security
Last Residence
Fresno, CA
Social Security Number
***-**-2503
