WAYNE  MAURICE  CARON

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MEDAL OF HONOR 1968
Deceased 07/28/1968
Rate/Rank
 HM3 (FMF)
Service Branch
USN 7/1966 - 7/1968
Speciality
COMBAT FMF CORPSMAN
Born
 11/02/1946
MIDDLEBORO, MA
KILLED IN ACTION IN QUANG NAM PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. USS CARON DD-970 IS NAMED FOR HIM.
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
HEADQUARTERS ANE SERVICE COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 7TH MARINE REGIMENT
1ST MARDIV, III MAF
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR 
PURPLE HEART 
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON 
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL 
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR 
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM MILITARY MERIT MEDAL 
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM GALLANTRY CROSS UNIT CITATION 
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CIVIL ACTIONS UNIT CITATION 
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL