Coast Guard Cutter Munro commissioned in honor of WWII hero
By: Christopher Diamond, April 3, 2017
The commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter Munro was held in Seattle this weekend, according to the Coast Guard.
The Munro is named for Coast Guard’s only Medal of Honor recipient, Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro. Munro was fatally wounded while providing covering fire for 500 U.S. Marines who were being evacuated during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942.
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