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U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sig 3c Douglas A. Munro in uniform
His right sleeve has his Signalman 3rd class rank insignia and on the sleeve is a white shield indicating he is a member of the USCG. He is wearing a web belt with a holster for his sidearm Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911. On September 27, 1942 Killed In Action (KIA) manning a .30 caliber machine gun to cover the withdrawal of U.S. Marines from the beach west of Point Cruz on Gaudalcanal. He earned the Medal of Honor, posthumously. This photograph was published in "Medal of Honor, 1861-1945, The Navy" page 229. Munro is the only member of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to earn the Medal of Honor.
Credit: USCG Date: 1940
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