Pappy Boyington was born on December 4, 1912. While growing up Pappy was a huge competitor, which may have been the reason he ended up being a very good high school wrestler. Pappy realized with that his love of planes and aviation combined with his competitive spirit, and then he would be the best man to fly planes for the United States Air Force. Pappy also saw it as an opportunity to pay off old debts that he had made. Pappy was a great pilot right from the start of the U.S offensive. He has claimed that he had shot down a record six planes in one air trip. Pappy told this to the U.S government since they awarded $500 dollars for each enemy plane shot down. The U.S government said that they onl

y could confirm 3 and 1/2 kills for Pappy. If Pappy really did what he said, then that would make him one of the first United States ace pilots. Pappy would later be credited for all six kills that he claimed. Pappy was a major player when it came to the situation of Island Hopping.

Inside of Boyington's story is the whole story of U.S military strategy during the Island Hopping Offensive. The U.S wanted to be able to get back to Japan and get revenge for what happened to the United States at Pearl Harbor. The United States knew that it would not be efficient enough for them to go after Japan from where they currently were geographically. The U.S knew that they needed to get closer to be able to stage an attack on the Japanese. The U.S devised a plan to take military control of a chain of islands in the pacific that would make it easier to attack the Japanese. The U.S would move from island to island and make each one the new rallying point where there would be a runway for air support and a place to replenish supplies and other fundamental goods. The U.S moved slowly across the pacifi

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