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Baa Baa Black Sheep: The True Story of the Bad Boy Hero of the Pacific Theatre and His Famous Black Sheep Squadron - Gregory Pappy Boyington

Story location: Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands

A memoir of Marine aviator Pappy Boyington and the Black Sheep Squadron during the Pacific air war, with combat operations tied to island airfields.

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