Boyd Travers
| Rank: | Private 1st Class, US Army |
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| Born: | Unknown |
| Unit: | 82nd Airborne Division & 17th Airborne Division |
Pfc. Boyd Travers is the main character of Medal of Honor Airborne, the sequel to the best-selling World War II game franchise. Travers is a member of the 82nd Airborne until Operation Varsity when he is transfered to the 17th Airborne Division.
Operation Torch
In November 1942, the US prepares for its first large assault in the European Theatre, planning to invade French North Africa at Casablanca, Oran and Algeirs. Boyd drops into Tunisia his 1st ever mission in WWII.
Operation Husky
A drop into a small walled village as part of Operation Husky, the costly Allied invasion of Sicily.
Operation Avalanche
The invasion of mainland Italy, where Travers is inserted into an operation near the Greek ruins of Paestum, which was used by the Axis as a staging area to counterattack the advancing Allies from the beaches of Salerno.
Operation Neptune
The 82nd Airborne is then airdropped into France during the morning hours of June 6, 1944 as part of Operation Neptune, in which Travers is part of the paratrooper force dropped inland the night before the Normandy beach invasion to clear the infantry's path into France. The player is able to see the Utah Beach landings while in the air.
Operation Market Garden
Travers then drops into the Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden, General Montgomery's failed plan to secure routes through Holland enabling a push into Germany. Largely featured is the partly destroyed city of Nijmegen and the attempt to secure the bridge over the Waal River for the Allies.
Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity, which sees Travers parachuting alongside 30,000 soldiers into Germany in the single largest military airdrop in history.
The Flak Tower
A fictional mission made to be the biggest opposition to a paratrooper. A flak tower in Germany.