Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands - 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 KIA.
For his actions in combat Douglas Munro received the Medal of Honor, the only US Coast Guardsmen to ever receive it.
The Munro Memorial on Guadalcanal.
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Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands - 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 KIA.
For his actions in combat Douglas Munro received the Medal of Honor, the only US Coast Guardsmen to ever receive it.
The Munro Memorial on Guadalcanal.
#secondworldwar #thepacific #historybuff #worldwar2history #HistoryAdventures #guadalcanal #solomonislands #sfrproductions
