Coast Guard WWII hero honored in Cle Elum, Wash. [Image 5 of 5]

CLE ELUM, WA, UNITED STATES

09.27.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Capt. Michael Cribbs, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter John Midgett, listens to Dale Nitz as he shares a piece of his traveling Douglas Munro exhibit at the annual ceremony that honors Munro at the Laurel Hills Memorial Cemetery in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 27, 2018.

The ceremony is held every year to commemorate the anniversary of Munro’s death on the Guadalcanal, where he was mortally wounded while voluntarily evacuating a detachment of U.S. Marines under attack from a larger force.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.

• Date Taken: 09.27.2018
• Date Posted: 09.27.2018 20:40
• Photo ID: 4781823
• VIRIN: 180927-G-LB229-0110
• Resolution: 5865x3915
• Size: 8.72 MB
• Location: CLE ELUM, WA, US