Maj. Gregory Boyington, known as "Pappy" or "Gramps" to his men, discusses tactics with VMF-214 members at Turtle Bay, Australia, in early September 1943. From left, Rolland Rinabarger, Boyington, ...

Gregory "Pappy" Boyington's last battle was tough, but he prevailed because fellow Marines had his back. A two-year fight to rename the airport in Boyington's hometown in honor of the troubled World ...

Gregory “Pappy” Boyington became one of America’s most famous fighter aces after fighting with the Flying Tigers and leading ...

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — In a tribute to a hometown hero, a bronze statue of Maj. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington was dedicated Saturday evening at the Coeur d’Alene Airport-Pappy Boyington Field in Hayden.

Two fighter jets from the U.S. Marines’ famed Black Sheep squadron landed today at the Coeur d’Alene Airport/Pappy Boyington Field, coming at long last to recognize the airport’s renaming in honor of ...

Gregory Pappy Boyington remains one of the most legendary fighter pilots of World War II known for his daring leadership of the famous Black Sheep Squadron. Before commanding the group Boyington had ...

The Kootenai County Commission voted Tuesday to rename the county-owned airport after World War II Medal of Honor recipient and North Idaho native Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, after more than a year of ...

Pappy Boyington entered his final mission chasing history, knowing one more victory could break America’s aerial record. Outnumbered by Zeros over Rabaul, he vanished into the clouds and left his ...

Gregory “Pappy” Boyington earned fame as a Marine ace and leader of the Black Sheep Squadron, but the men who served beside him told a far more troubling story. Accounts from AVG pilots, fellow ...