The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Wayne Eugene Boyles
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
212 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
Date of Death
September 30, 1951
First Lieutenant Boyles was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with the Marine Fighter Squadron 212, aboard the carrier USS RENDOVA (CVE-114). On September 30, 1951, after being catapulted from the carrier, his aircraft plunged into the Yellow Sea and sank immediately. He was listed as Missing in Action. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.