| LC control no. | n 88054552 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Boyington, Gregory, 1912-1988 |
| Variant(s) | Boyington, Pappy, 1912-1988 Hallenbeck, Gregory, 1912-1988 Pappy, 1912-1988 Gramps, 1912-1988 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1912-12-04 |
| Death date | 1988-01-11 |
| Place of birth | Coeur d'Alene (Idaho) |
| Place of death | Fresno (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Airplanes Fighter plane combat |
| Affiliation | United States. Marine Corps |
| Profession or occupation | Fighter pilots |
| Found in | His Baa baa Black Sheep, 1989: CIP t.p. (Pappy Boyington) CIP galley (Col. Gregory Boyington, U.S.M.C. (ret.)) book t.p. (Gregory "Pappy" Boyington) Hearing on S. 1427 to authorize the appointment of Gregory Boyington a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps, 1944: p. 1327 (b. Dec. 4, 1912) SSDI, viewed Jan. 12, 2012 (Gregory Boyington; b. Dec. 4, 1912; d. Jan. 11, 1988) Wikipedia, October 15, 2019 (Gregory Boyington; born on December 4, 1912, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; died on January 11, 1988 in Fresno, California; American combat pilot who was a United States Corps fighter ace during World War II; had grown up using the name Gregory Hallenbeck; Boyington received the nickname "Gramps", because at age 31, he was a decade older than most of the Marines serving under him; the name "Gramps" was changed to "Pappy" in a variation on "The Whiffenpoof Song" whose new lyrics had been written by Paul "Moon" Mullen, one of his pilots) |
| Associated language | eng |
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