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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
military unit
fighter pilot
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:F4U_Corsair
gptkb:F6F_Hellcat
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
Over 1,000 hours
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
Medal of Honor
Silver Star
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gptkbp:birthDate
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December 4, 1912
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Coeur_d'Alene,_Idaho,_USA
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Gregory_Boyington_Jr.
Diane_Boyington
Linda_Boyington
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gptkbp:deathDate
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January 11, 1988
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gptkbp:famousFor
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His memoirs
Leading_the_Black_Sheep_Squadron
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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Over 200 combat missions
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gregory Pappy Boyington
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Eddie_Rickenbacker
gptkb:Jimmy_Doolittle
Charles Lindbergh
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Flying_Tigers
gptkb:Black_Sheep_Squadron
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gptkbp:legacy
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Inspiration for characters in media
Cultural icon in aviation
Influence on military aviation history
Symbol_of_Marine_Corps_valor
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gptkbp:nickname
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Pappy
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Baa_Baa_Black_Sheep
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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gptkb:Television_personality
Author
Public speaker
Aviation consultant
Veterans_advocate
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gptkbp:rank
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Colonel
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1934–1947
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gptkbp:spouse
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Doris_Boyington
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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VMF-214
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