From Wiki:
Robert Gene West was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Lois and Newton Thomas West.[1] An excellent athlete and former U.S. Marine, West played football for his high school and junior college (Jones County Junior College) teams and was a boxer in the Golden Gloves championships.
Semper Fi.............................
He hated college boys while he fixed Boyington’s Corsairs. I liked Black Sheep Squadron.
RIP Red West.