Douglas Munro - Medal of Honor

This episode of History Adventures we will visit the Munro Memorial.
In 1939 Munro would join the United States Coast Guard and in 1942 he was assigned to Transport Division 17 tasked with supporting the Guadalcanal Campaign. On September 27 1942 the Marines made the landing just west of Point Cruz. Munro would be leading the landing craft filled with Marines that were to land west of Point Cruz and attack the Japanese behind their lines. When the Marine attack was forced to become a withdrawal, Munro would lead his landing craft back to the beaches to safe the Marines. The Japanese were pushing towards the shores also, the Marines were taking more casualties. Coast Guardsman Douglas Munro was manning a machine gun on the bow of his boat laying down covering fire for the withdrawing Marines when he was killed in action.
For his actions in combat Douglas Munro received the Medal of Honor, the only US Coast Guardsmen to ever receive it.
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[@boatdrnk32]

Great Video, I have been to Munro's memorial in Cle Elum, Washington a true hero.

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[@kaybravo9235]

Great video.

[@Historian1942]

He rest in peace !
Thanks for the video !
Greetings.

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[@jameslookstwice]

Thank you for sharing what a hero!The greatest generation shall never be forgotten

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[@jameslookstwice]

@@SFRProductions Watched many of them 👍👊💯

[@jameslookstwice]

You're welcome

[@uscgmom9796]

My husband and I found out who USC Guardsman Douglas Munro was at our son's Cape May 2008 boot camp graduation. I am a very proud mother of my only child PO2 who is now a veteran of the USCG and very blessed to be alive, the first to serve in the military since his WW2 grandfather and great uncles, one a Marine who survived Iwo Jima and then joined the 82nd ARBN for Korea. We're very proud and grateful of Coastie Munro. Thank you so much for doing this video on him.

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Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. Congratulations to your son and thank you for his service. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@Droodog127]

Spent the night at Munro Hall at the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May NJ while with the Cape May County Sheriff's Department Juvenile boot camp program many years ago

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Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. It is very humbling when you are on the actual beach front that he was on and you go see his memorial. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series