13039 U.S.M.C. Pilot Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, 1943 First Legion-The Battle for Normandy the Schmeisser Machine Pistol… the

the Schmeisser Machine Pistol… the Panzerfaust

Here we depict Bill in a typical relaxed pose

This trio of German Officers are now at the mercy of their French captors and looking distinctly worried

That necessitated a new

and in Fajardo during the Puerto Rican Campaign

13039 U.S.M.C. Pilot Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, 1943 First Legion-The Battle for Normandy the Schmeisser Machine Pistol… theMajor GregoryPappys colorful career started in the Army Coastal Artillery, then as an aviation cadet in U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, a flight leader with the famed Flying Tigers, then back to the Marine Corps. It was during this tour that he saw his most productive period achieving a tally of 26 enemy planes downed (although he claimed 28), including the six kills with the Tigers in China. Boyingtons reputation was that of a tough, hard living, heavy