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Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

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Greg Boington's Story

The war was going hot and heavy at Guadalcanal. He seemed to be a great pilot. So let's send him out there and take him out his word until we could prove it's not true. And that's exactly what they do. Within weeks, Boington takes command of 122 after his CEO was promoted out of the area.

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