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The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

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Greg Boington: A Straight Arrow

Greg Boington got his wings in 1937 and was assigned to Pensacola as a flight instructor. At this time, he's away from his wife and his family but still has three kids with his wife. He applies for U.S. Marine Corps training under the name of Greg Boington which is his legal name. But nobody knows it because according to the Corps, he's a single dude who can't be married and fly at same time.

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