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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Person
gptkb:boxing_match
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Baa_Baa_Black_Sheep
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Vought_F4_U_Corsair
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:F4_U_Corsair
gptkb:F6_F_Hellcat
6,000
6,000+
Over 4,000 hours
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gptkbp:aired_on
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Black_Sheep_Squadron
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214
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gptkbp:author
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Baa Baa Black Sheep: The True Story of Pappy Boyington
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:award
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
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gptkbp:birth_date
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December 4, 1912
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Wallace,_Idaho
gptkb:Coeur_d'_Alene,_Idaho
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gptkbp:born
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December 4, 1912
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
Gregory Boyington Jr.
Diane Boyington
Linda Boyington
Patricia Boyington
Pappy Boyington III
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gptkbp:combat_system
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gptkb:28
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gptkbp:death_date
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January 11, 1988
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gptkbp:defeated
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gptkb:28
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gptkbp:died
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January 11, 1988
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Washington
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Aerial combat
leading the Black Sheep Squadron
Leading the Black Sheep Squadron
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" I never thought of myself as a hero."
" I was just doing my job."
" I’d rather be a fighter pilot than a politician."
" The only thing I ever wanted to be was a fighter pilot."
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:Gregory_Boyington
Gregory Pappy Boyington
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Pappy Boyington
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Eddie_Rickenbacker
gptkb:Robert_A._Heinlein
gptkb:Charles_Lindbergh
gptkb:Jimmy_Doolittle
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gptkbp:influences
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Pop culture
Military history
Aviation history
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:VMF-214
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gptkbp:legacy
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Subject of numerous books and documentaries
Inspiration for military aviation culture
Symbol of American heroism in WWII
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Reserve
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:military_rank
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Major
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Native_American_tribe
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Pappy
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Flying_Tigers
World War II flying ace
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gptkbp:notable_winners
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28 confirmed aerial victories
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Baa_Baa_Black_Sheep
gptkb:Black_Sheep_Squadron
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:boxing_match
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
Covina, California
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gptkbp:portrayed_by
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gptkb:David_Carradine
gptkb:Robert_Conrad
gptkb:The_Black_Sheep_Squadron
gptkb:The_War_in_the_Pacific
gptkb:Baa_Baa_Black_Sheep
gptkb:John_Wayne
gptkb:James_Whitmore
Pappy Boyington: A Biography
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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Inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Idaho Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Marine Corps Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Major
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
Section 60, Site 8230
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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gptkb:Television_personality
gptkb:musician
gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:VMA-214
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:service_years
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1930–1947
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gptkbp:spouse
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Dorothy Boyington
Grace Boyington
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