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Colonel Gregory -Pappy- Boyington Aerial Combat with a Zeke Painting by Antonios Valamontes

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Colonel Gregory -Pappy- Boyington Aerial Combat with a Zeke

by Antonios Valamontes

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Price

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Dimensions

36.000 x 33.000 x 1.500 inches

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Title

Colonel Gregory -Pappy- Boyington Aerial Combat with a Zeke

Artist

Antonios Valamontes

Medium

Painting - Oils On Portrait

Description

Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, a U.S. Marine Corps Commanding Officer of VMF-214 "Black Sheep" F4U Corsair pilot and ace, earned the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross.

Background

Gregory Boyington was born December 4, 1912 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Nicknamed "Pappy".

Mission History

On January 3, 1944, I took off at 6:30 a.m., piloting F4U Corsair 17915 from Torokina Airfield on Bougainville on a fighter sweep over Rabaul. I was commanding 46 fighters, including 8 F4Us from VMF-214, 12 F4Us from VMF-211, and 16 F6Fs from VF-33. Several planes aborted due to mechanical failures (three from VMF-214).

The fighters reached Rabaul, flying from 20,000' to 24,000', spotting Zeros below; they dove to intercept (probably 29 Zeros from the 253 Kōkūtai). Also, twenty-seven A6M Zeros of the 204th Kōkūtai, already in the air, joined the dog fight. Boyington shot down a Zero from dead astern (his 20th victory), sent it down and burning, and was confirmed by several other witnesses. He and his wingman, F4U Corsair 02723, piloted by Captain George M. Ashmun, were overwhelmed and went Missing In Action (MIA). Damaged, Boyington ditched F4U Corsair 17915 into the Saint Georges Channel and was captured by a Japanese submarine and transported to Rabaul.

Prisoner Of War (POW)

Boyington was detained as a Prisoner Of War (POW) at Rabaul. He was interrogated by Japanese interpreter Edward Chikaki Honda (aka "Ed Honda"). On February 17, 1944, Boyington was one of six prisoners loaded aboard G4M1 Betty on a flight to Truk and landed at the beginning of "Operation Hailstone" and took cover as U.S. Navy (USN) carrier aircraft attacked and destroyed the bomber they had just arrived aboard. That night, the prisoners were held in jail, boarded an L2D Tabby (DC-3), and flown to Saipan, then to Japan.

In Japan, Boyington was detained at Omori POW Camp near Tokyo until the official surrender of Japan on August 29, 1945, liberated from captivity. On September 12, 1945, he was reported at Tokyo POW Camp (Shinjuku) Tokyo Bay Area 35-140, then transported back to the United States to Oakland.

Synopsis: A pair of World War II era fighter planes are engaged in an aerial maneuver, with the nearest plane, a blue fighter with white star insignias, in sharp focus in the foreground. In the background, another aircraft with distinctive camouflage and red circle markings is slightly out of focus, implying movement and depth.

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