Coast Guard WWII hero honored in Cle Elum, Wash. [Image 1 of 4]

CLE ELUM, WA, UNITED STATES

09.26.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Rear Adm. Richard T. Gromlich, commander of the Coast Guard 13th District, salutes as a color guard comprised of Seattle-area Coast Guardsmen presents the colors during a memorial ceremony for Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro at his gravesite in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 26, 2014. Munro was killed by enemy fire while evacuating a group of Marines from the beaches of Guadalcanal during World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer)

• Date Taken: 09.26.2014
• Date Posted: 09.26.2014 15:11
• Photo ID: 1569046
• VIRIN: 140926-G-YG480-021
• Resolution: 6503x4797
• Size: 14.64 MB
• Location: CLE ELUM, WA, US