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Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

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Greg Boington's First Day of Combat

Greg Boington became the squadrons first ace. In his first taste of combat with the black sheep or in the black sheep's first taste ofcombat. They score 11 kills with eight probables. So yeah, he already claimed to be an ace. But now he's undoubtedly without dispute and ace, not just on paper, but in reality.

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