About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Code talker, Pappy Boyington, Woodrow W. Keeble, Ira Hayes, Adam Kokesh, Curly, Van T. Barfoot, Ely S. Parker, Ruben Rivers, Lori Piestewa, Selena Coppa, Choctaw Code Talkers, Joe Medicine Crow, Ernest E. Evans, John Herrington, Nantaje, Billy Walkabout, Elsatsoosu, Merril Sandoval, Nannasaddie, William Alchesay, Jim, Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., Aurelius H. Piper, Sr., Bloody Knife, Joe Kieyoomia, John Raymond Rice, Charles Chibitty, Clarence L. Tinker, Blackbear Bosin, Ralph W. Sturges, Jay Morago, Jerry C. Begay, White Man Runs Him, Matthew B. Juan, Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish, Frank Tsosie Thompson, John Ward, Adam Paine, Jeff King, Pompey Factor, Isaac Payne, Minnie Spotted-Wolf, Sam Ybarra, Y. B. Rowdy, Goes Ahead, John Daw, Chiquito, Anselmo Valencia Tori, Hairy Moccasin. Excerpt: Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4, 1912 - January 11, 1988) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was an American fighter ace during World War II. For his heroic actions, he was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Boyington flew initially with the American Volunteer Group in the Republic of China Air Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He later commanded the famous U.S. Marine Corps squadron, VMF-214 ("The Black Sheep Squadron") during World War II. Boyington became a prisoner of war later in the war. Gregory Boyington was born on December 4, 1912 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He grew up in the logging town of St. Maries, Idaho and in Tacoma, Washington, where he was a wrestler at Lincoln High School. He took his first flight when he was six years old, with Clyde Pangborn, who later flew the Pacific non-stop. In 1930, Boyington entered the University of Washington, where he joined the ROTC and became a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He was a member of the college wrestling and swimming teams, and at one...
