Originally posted by whels
please dont degrade Boyington's name by associating it with shane.
whels you need help if you think pappy was a saint.
from usmc files.........
"His irresponsibility, his debts, and his difficulties with the Corps continued to mount throughout 1939 and 1940, when he flew with VMF-2, stationed at San Diego. One memorable, drunken night, he tried to swim across San Diego Bay, and wound up naked and exhausted in the Navy's Shore Patrol office. Despite his problems on the ground, it was during these days of 1940, flying with VMF-2, that Boyington first began to be noticed as a top-notch pilot. Whatever his other issues, he could out-dogfight almost anyone. Back at Pensacola in January, 1941, his problems mounted - he decked a superior officer in a fight over a girl (not his wife), and his creditors sought official help from the Marine Corps. Greg's career was a hopeless mess by late 1941. "
He clashed with the leader of the Flying Tigers, the strong-willed Claire Chennault. He (pappy)quit the AVG in April 1942; Chennault gave him a dishonorable discharge, and Greg went back to the U.S.
sorry to say this sounds alot like Shane