Service number 2234967
Tour start date 05/14/1967 Silver StarThe President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Corporal Robert L. Boyer (MCSN: 2234967), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a Platoon Sergeant with Company E, Second Battalion, Third Marines, THIRD Marine Division (Rein.), FMF, in connection with combat operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam, on 28 December 1967.
During Operation AUBURN, Company E came under intense small arms, automatic weapons and grenade launcher fire from a well-entrenched force of North Vietnamese Army Regulars in Quang Nam Province.
In the initial moments of the fire fight, a squad of Marines was pinned down and sustained several casualties.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Corporal Boyer immediately maneuvered his platoon toward the harassed unit's position and skillfully established a base of fire to support the Marines.
Then, with complete disregard for his own safety, he fearlessly exposed himself to the heavy volume of hostile fire to aid a wounded comrade. Unhesitatingly, he crawled across twenty meters of fire-swept terrain, until he reached the side of the injured man and, while moving the casualty to a position of relative safety, was mortally wounded by a burst of enemy small arms fire.
Corporal Boyer's aggressive fighting spirit and calm presence of mind in the face of extreme danger were an inspiration to his men and contributed significantly to the accomplishment of his unit's mission.
By his superb leadership and unfaltering devotion to duty he upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service.
He gallantly gave his life for his country.

Boyer, Robert Lee, Cpl