Mar 3, 2021 · (U.S. Coast Guard photo) The ultimate hero of the Coast Guard is arguably Douglas Munro. As he commanded a group of Higgins boats at the Battle of Guadalcanal, Munro coordinated the evacuation of more than 500 Marines who came under heavy fire, using his boat as a shield to draw fire.

Douglas Albert Munro (October 11, 1919 – September 27, 1942) was a United States coast guardsman who was posthumously decorated with the Medal of Honor for an act of "extraordinary heroism" during World War II. He is the only person to have received the medal for actions performed during service in the Coast Guard. [a]

Jul 26, 2019 · From Coast Guard Reports “Did they get off?” Those words may not be recognizable to anyone, but to each and every Coast Guard member, they represent a true hero: Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro, the service’s only Medal of Honor recipient.

Bernard Challen Webber (May 9, 1928 – January 24, 2009) was a United States coast guardsman. [1] [2] He was a petty officer assigned to Coast Guard Station Chatham, Massachusetts, where one of his duties was that of coxswain of …

Quentin R. Walsh (February 2, 1910 – May 18, 2000) was a United States Coast Guard officer who was decorated for combat leadership during the Battle of Cherbourg and Normandy Campaign in World War II.

Jan 19, 2024 · However, Charles William Sexton found himself faced with danger in the course of his everyday duties at Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment. A Coast Guard Machinery Technician First Class, Sexton was rescuing four fishermen …

Jul 17, 2024 · Grave marker for Coast Guard hero Charles Sexton located at a cemetery in Lakewood, Washington. “It has long been understood that the Coast Guard faces danger every day, but that could not be more true than a day on the Columbia River Bar,” said Segelken. He went on, “In my career after this incident, I have spent nearly 15 years in ...

Apr 7, 2017 · Adm. Paul F. Zukunft is commandant of the Coast Guard. The branches of the armed forces share a special bond. We serve the same public and take the same oath to support and defend the...

Aug 28, 2024 · In an unassuming burial plot in a rural cemetery in Pueblo, Colorado, the grave of a Coast Guard hero, Joseph Doyle, remains unadorned—no marker, stone, or flag. Joseph Doyle was born in New York on April 17, 1836. When he was 42 years old, he led two famous rescues during his tenure as the keeper of the U.S. Life-Saving Station in Charlotte ...

In August, Munro applied for enlistment with the Coast Guard, and on September 18, Munro officially enlisted as an apprentice seaman. That day, he met Raymond J. Evans, a fellow recruit. They formed an immediate friendship and became inseparable.