77th Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal [Image 1 of 3]

CLE ELUM, WA, UNITED STATES

09.27.2019

Photo by Chief Petty Officer William Colclough 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

The tombstone of U.S. Coast Guard Signalman 1st Class Douglas A. Munro stands in the cemetery of Laurel Hill Memorial Park in Cle Elum, Washington, Sept. 27, 2019. Munro died Sept. 27, 1942 after placing his Higgins boat as a shield for 500 Marines beleaguered by enemy gun fire on the beaches of Point Cruz, Guadalcanal. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Bill Colclough.

• Date Taken: 09.27.2019
• Date Posted: 09.30.2019 12:14
• Photo ID: 5795635
• VIRIN: 190927-G-LB304-1001
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 11.74 MB
• Location: CLE ELUM, WA, US