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Also Known As Gregory Boyington
Born December 4, 1912 • Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation • Idaho
Died January 11, 1988 (aged 75) • Fresno • California
Awards And Honors Medal of Honor (1944)
Notable Works “Baa Baa Black Sheep”
Role In World War II

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Edward O’Hare
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United States brigadier general
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Chuck Yeager
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James H. Doolittle, wearing flight gear and goggles, smiles while seated in the cockpit of an airplane, with his hand on the instrument panel.
James H. Doolittle
United States general
Hazel Ying Lee
Hazel Ying Lee
Chinese American pilot
Portrait of John Hay Whitney wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie, looking directly at the camera.
John Hay Whitney
American sportsman and businessman
Claire L. Chennault.
Claire L. Chennault
United States major general
Henry (“Hap”) Arnold
Henry Harley Arnold
American military officer and strategist
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr.
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
United States general
Carl Spaatz
Carl Spaatz
United States military officer
Curtis E. LeMay
Curtis E. LeMay
American military officer
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Nathan F. Twining
United States Air Force officer
Frank Andrews
Frank M. Andrews
American military officer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of United States
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Aaron Bank
American military officer
Leslie Groves
Leslie Richard Groves
United States general
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Walter Krueger
American military officer
Douglas MacArthur signing the Japanese surrender agreement
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United States general
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Audie Murphy
American war hero and actor
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Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
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