Wayne R. Caton

Korean War
Service #13405836
UnitMED CO 15 INF 3 DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathAugust 12 1952
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Bronze Star
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Corporal Caton was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Caton was a medic with the Medical Company, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on August 12, 1952. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.