Actor Robert Conrad portrayed him in the television series “Baa Baa Black Sheep”
- Greg Boyington
- Joe Foss
- Richard Bong
- Robert W. Foy
Greg Boyington. Called “Pappy” because he was a decade older than the pilots he commanded, he shot down 28 planes and commanded VMF-214, the so-called “Black Sheep” Squadron.
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