Wayne A. Babb
Home Town: Brevard, North Carolina
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Wayne A. Babb (0-85006), Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with Company D, 2d Battalion, 11th Marines, in connection with combat operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam on March 19, 1969. By his courage, aggressive fighting spirit and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of extreme personal danger, Captain Babb upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
