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Story from The Hook Summer 1989 issue by Maj Al Grasselli who served with Capt Agan and was awarded a second Distinguished Flying Cross Oct 2001 for his efforts in trying to save Capt Agan. Thank You Major Grasselli for your service and efforts. Bruce Agan & Family
A Marine flyer since 1935, Colonel Gregory “Pappy” Boyington was encouraged to resign his commission to fly with the Flying Tigers in China. There he got credit for six Japanese planes. But when he applied for reinstatement in the Marine Corps, he found himself disgraced for “having left the Corps in time of national emergency.” For nearly three months he parked cars in a Seattle garage until, in desperation, he telegraphed an Under Secretary of the Navy. In a few days he was on the way to the South Pacific where he was given a squadron of misfits. These pilots, unwanted by other outfits, and led by the oldest active Marine fighter pilot, made one of the great records of the war. The heart of this book is the colorful story of Boyington’s Black Sheep Squadron.
“Pappy” Boyington was a wild, hard drinking, professional Marine flyer who was one of the most unconventional heroes of World War II. As wild and independent as he was, he was a competent leader of men and had no desire to change his ways. He had never let anyone kick him around, and he saw no reason why he should let the Japanese do so in the air or after he was taken prisoner.
Winner of a Congressional Medal of Honor and a Navy Cross for his achievements while leading the Black Sheep Squadron, “Pappy” Boyington had twenty months as a prisoner of the Japanese in which to gain emotional maturity and sobriety. He freely admitted that during the nearly two years he spent as a P.O.W. his health improved due to the enforced sobriety. He retired from the Marine Corps on August 1, 1947.
Many people know of Pappy Boyington from the mid-1970s television show Baa Baa Black Sheep, a drama about the Black Sheep squadron based very loosely on Boyington's memoir, with Boyington portrayed by Robert Conrad. Many of Boyington's men were irate over this show, charging it was mostly fiction and presented a glamorized portrayal of Boyington. Boyington himself often told interviewers and audiences that the television series was fiction and only loosely related to actual history. Here is a 1970’s interview with Boyington and the actor who portrayed him on television, Robert Conrad.
Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Iain Hannam, pilot, 409th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, performs an engine start up sequence on a CF-18 Hornet jet during Maple Flag in Edmonton/Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, June 03, 2014. Maple Flag is an international exercise designed to enhance the interoperability of C-130 aircrews, maintainers and support specialists in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith/Released)
A crew chief assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron preps a new tire for placement on an F-16 Fighting Falcon after landing at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 13, 2018. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. It can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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BG Larson meets Lt Col Andrews at the jet following the launch of an AGM-88 HARM in support of Operation Southern Watch.
My new occupation...forget being a fashion analyst, a recuiter, or a shopping center developer....I've decided I'm gonna be in the air force.
Its the high-flying, missle-shooting, dog-fighting life for me from now on...
ok. just kidding. its my Halloween costume.....
I bought a for-real-life Air Force flight suit from a local Military store and had my tailor throw some kick-arse patches on (theres an american flag on my left shoulder but you cant see it...its hiding).
It was a success at my Halloween parties on Friday and Saturday...I mean, come on, who can resist a guy in uniform?
oh, and before anyone calls me out on it, yes I know the lighting is weird. I did that on purpose to create that "old school just landed on an aircraft carrier and the sun is shinning bright from the east" look....so don't give me any crap (c:
An Oregon Air National Guard F-15 Eagle from the 142nd Fighter Wing in Portland, Ore., takes flight with full after-burner, on its way to an overseas training tour in the United Arab Emerates, Oct. 2. The group returns to Oregon in November. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs).
Also known as Hanoi Hilton. The Maison Centrale Prison has housed petty thieves to political activists, to jet pilots over the course of its existence.
What remains of the once sprawling jail is now a public museum. An absolutely depressing reminder of what misery people can inflict on fellow human beings.
389FS Commander, Lt Col Bill Andrews is notified he's been selected for Colonel during redeployment briefing from PSAB
U.S. Air National Guard Airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, along with retired unit pilots, "Silver Foxes," family and friends upheld a fighter pilot tradition called the "nickel on the grass," August 8, 2020, to remember Maj. Richard 'Guns' Garin, a pilot with the 157th Fighter Squadron. This tradition is held in the highest regard and servces a a final salute to a fallen aviator. Garin passed away on July 28 after a valiant struggle with a sudden, severe medical complication. Garin enlisted in the SCANG in 2002 as a life support technician while attending the University of South Carolina. After graduating in 2006, he was competitively selected for an F-16 fighter pilot position. A veteran of multiple combat tours to the Middle East, Garin dedicated his life to the service of others. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Mackenzie Bacalzo, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)
Chapter 5 "A One Armed Carrier Landing"
This page has five pilot pictured, picture taken on Jan 15 1951 just 5 days before Capt Agan Last flight. This picture is the last picture taken of Capt Agan and I want to than Lt Col Tooker for sharing the original picture with us. It is also in this album.
Captain Marsden Dupuy was a member of the 15thFG and 318thFG during WWII. He flew with the 78th, 45th, 333rd and 73rd Fighter Squadrons during his service, flying the P-40, P-38{one victory} and P-47 in combat. His missions were flown from Makin, Saipan and Ie Shima. Photo courtesy of his grandson John Dupuy.
Click the link for Captain Marsden Dupuy's interview with
The National WWII Museum.