Guadalcanal Medal of Honor Series 🎖️ Douglas Munro

This Guadalcanal Medal of Honor Series is on Douglas Munro and was done in collaboration with ‪@guadalcanal-walkingabattle5349‬
Coast Guardsman Douglas Munro was the chief-in-charge of the Higgin boats engaged in the evacuation of three companies of 500 marines trapped by Japanese forces at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal during Actions along the Matanikau.
As Douglas Munro closed in on the beach at Point Cruz he saw another Higgins boat run aground and chose to draw the enemy's fire and protect the other vessel. He valiantly placed his vessel in the path of enemy fire and manned a machine gun providing suppressing fire on the enemy. When the evacuation was nearly complete, Munro was shot and killed by enemy fire.
Douglas Munro courageous act saved countless marine lives and to date, Munro is the only member of the U.S. Coast Guard to have received the Medal of Honor.
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[@susanyu6507]

Thanks!

[@FrederickBoas]

The ships are called. CUTTERS! There are 2 named after Munro.

[@FrederickBoas]

Learn ranks before broadcast. Munro was a 1c signalman.

[@joegibson4946]

There are few factual errors in this story. He should have done better research.

[@FrederickBoas]

Very poor video. Insulting to the memory of SN1 Munro.