Hayne D. Boyden

Hayne Davis Boyden
Boyden as Colonel, USMC
Nickname(s)	"Cuckoo"
Born	(1897-01-11)January 11, 1897 Statesville, North Carolina, US
Died	August 23, 1978(1978-08-23) (aged 81) Asheville, North Carolina, US
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1918–1949
Rank	Brigadier General
Service number	0–99
Commands held	MCAS Santa Barbara Marine Bombing Squadron 2 Marine Observation Squadron 6
Battles/wars	World War I Banana Wars Dominican Campaign Haitian Campaign Nicaraguan Campaign World War II Battle of Okinawa
Awards	Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross

Hayne Davis Boyden (January 11, 1897 – August 23, 1978) was a highly decorated Naval aviator and aviation pioneer in the United States Marine Corps who retired at the rank of Brigadier General. A veteran of several campaigns of the Banana Wars, Boyden became known in the Marine Corps as a pioneer in Aerial photography. He photographed thousands of square miles of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama and the Olympic forestry region of the Pacific northwest. This aerial photography became the basis for mosaic maps of these areas.^[1][2][3]

Boyden also distinguished himself as an attack pilot during the Battle of Ocotal in July 1927 and received Distinguished Flying Cross and as Chief of Staff, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing during World War II. He completed his career as Facilities Officer at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, in June 1949.^[4][2][3]