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Douglas Albert Munro (October 11, 1919 – September 27, 1942) was a United States Coast Guardsman who was posthumously decorated with the Medal of Honor for an act of "extraordinary heroism" during World War II. He is the only person to have received the medal for actions performed during service in the Coast Guard.
U.S. Coast Guard Signalman First Class Douglas Albert Munro was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.
Douglas A. Munro, a signalman first class of the United States Coast Guard, died heroically on Guadalcanal on 27 September 1942. Having volunteered to evacuate a detachment of Marines who were...
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Jan 12, 2015 · On May 24, 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) awards the Medal of Honor to Coast Guard Signalman Douglas Albert Munro (1919-1942) of South Cle Elum for his heroism in the 1942 battle of Guadalcanal, in which he was killed. Munro's parents accept the medal in a White House ceremony.
Signalman First Class Douglas Albert Munro is the only member of the U.S. Coast Guard to have received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest award for valor. Munro received the award posthumously for his actions as officer-in-charge of a group of landing craft on 27 September 1942, during the September Matanikau action in the ...
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For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty as Petty Officer in Charge of a group of 24 Higgins boats, engaged in the evacuation of a battalion of marines trapped by enemy Japanese forces at Point Cruz Guadalcanal, on 27 September 1942.