Baa Baa, Black Sheep 1976

The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron. The film also acted as the pilot for the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep. Former U.S. Marine pilot Greg "Pappy" Boyington is flying with the American Volunteer Group (the Flying Tigers) in China. After Pearl Harbor brings America into World War II, Greg leaves the AVG to rejoin the Marine Corps. He refuses to be relegated to a desk job and, against all military protocol, forms his own fighter squadron from a group of misfits and disciplinary cases.

Cast:

Robert Conrad
Maj. Greg 'Pappy' Boyington 

Simon Oakland
Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore 

Dana Elcar
Col. Thomas A. Lard 

James Whitmore
Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman 

Robert Ginty
1st Lt. Thomas Joseph 'T.J.' Wiley 

Dirk Blocker
1st Lt. Jerome 'Jerry' Bragg