75th Anniversery ceremony for Signalman First Class Douglas Munr [Image 5 of 7]

CLE ELUM, WA, UNITED STATES

09.27.2017

Photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

A U.S. Marine Corps honor guard conducts a 21 gun salute in honor of Coast Guard Signalman First Class Douglas Munro at a ceremony held in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 27, 2017.


Munro was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his leadership and efforts to rescue several hundred Marines under attack by Japanese forces on the island of Guadalcanal in World War II.


U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley.

• Date Taken: 09.27.2017
• Date Posted: 09.27.2017 17:22
• Photo ID: 3814933
• VIRIN: 170927-G-QL499-0223
• Resolution: 6518x4350
• Size: 13.61 MB
• Location: CLE ELUM, WA, US