title: Arkady Boytsov
text: # Arkady Boytsov
  
  Arkady Sergeyevich Boytsov (Russian: Аркадий Сергеевич Бойцов; 17 March 1923 - 15 June 2000) was a Soviet MiG-15 pilot and flying ace during the Korean War, credited with six to eleven victories. He was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Hero of the Soviet Union (14 July 1953)
  * Two Order of Lenin (25 September 1952 and 14 July 1953)
  * Three Order of the Red Star (1 September 1944, 22 February 1955, and 30 December 1956)
  * Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (11 March 1985)
  * Medal "For Military Merit" (17 May 1951)
  