[fso301]

Must have been two aces named Boyington because I watched a series on the RetroTV channel about the marine Black Sheep Squadron commanded by Pappy Boyington that was based on an arid island in the Solomons and he was never taken POW to Japan.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

There may also have been two different Solomon Island groups. I read many descriptions of Guadalcanal that pointed out its shortcomings as an island paradise. “Arid” was not typically mentioned as a characteristic.

[Alas Babylon!]

No, it’s the same Pappy Boyington.

The one played by Robert Conrad on TV had A LOT of embellishment, and the terrain/climate of the island depicted in the show was due to it being filmed in arid California, not the South Pacific!

And Boyington being shot down later and captured just was never depicted in the TV show as the show concentrated on his exploits before that point.

[Vermont Lt]

No, thats Pappy. Its funny, the real Boyington looks more like Dana Eclar, who was in the TV series than Robert Conrad—who played Boyington.