Douglas A. Munro: A Heritage of Heroism

CLE ELUM, WA, UNITED STATES

10.07.2020

Video by Chief Petty Officer William Colclough 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

In honor of the U.S. Coast Guard's only Medal of Honor recipient, this video pays tribute to Signalman 1st Class Douglas A. Munro, who gave his life evacuating elements of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal on Sept. 27, 1942. Munro is buried next to his mother and father, James and Edith Munro, at the Laurel Hill Memorial Cemetery in Cle Elum, Washington. U.S. Coast Guard video by Chief Petty Officer Bill Colclough

• Date Taken: 10.07.2020
• Date Posted: 10.08.2020 13:33
• Category: Package
• Video ID: 768797
• VIRIN: 201007-G-LB304-1001
• Filename: DOD_108013805
• Length: 00:03:05
• Location: CLE ELUM, WA, US