the only part hollywood got right was his drinking. I met Pappy Boyington and Saburo Sakai at an air show in Dallas in the 1980’s. They were both very courteous and gentlemanly.
Robert Conrad, one of my favorites. RIP Mr. West.
I met Pappy at an airshow in chino 1983.Next to him was Sakai.So I asked him what he thought of the guy next to him and in his words He said” I dont like the no good son of a bitch”. I tried not to laugh but couldnt help myself.Where Im from we say sumbitch so I guess its different where he was from.That stood out to me.Glad he found peace towards the end of his life.