Before they were black sheep

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Before they were black sheep

Entry/Object ID

Library.1223

Description

305 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Originally known as the "Swashbucklers", the name was changed to the "Black Sheep Squadron" by the well known Pappy Boyington. This is primarily the story of the experiences of the original pilots told through letters and cards from Lt. Carl Owen Dunbar, Jr. from young Marine aviation cadet through 82 combat missions in the Pacific Theatre.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Dunbar, Carl O. (Carl Owen), 1891-1979 -- Correspondence., United States. Marine Fighter Squadron, 214th., World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands., World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American., World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States., World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.

Publication Details

Author

Dunbar, Carl O.

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Gainesville, FL

Call No.

D 790.473214th .D86 2011

ISBN

9780813037257 (alk.