[Audio Podcast] USCG SM1c Douglas Munro - Medal of Honor Recipient during WWII

Signalman First Class Douglas Munro commanded a small flotilla of landing craft that evacuated 500 Marines at the Battle of Guadalcanal. He was posthumously awarded the US Medal of Honor.

You can find the highly rated book written by Gary Williams about his story here: https://amzn.to/3IunXfb

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Albert_Munrohttps://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/douglas-munro-saved-500-marines-from-being-slaughtered.html?chrome=1https://sofrep.com/news/douglas-a-munro-the-only-coast-guardsman-to-be-awarded-the-medal-of-honor/https://militaryperson.com/who-was-douglas-munro/https://www.uso.org/stories/2172-the-coast-guard-s-only-medal-of-honor-recipienthttps://www.cmohs.org/recipients/douglas-a-munrohttps://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/douglas-munro-coast-guard-medal-of-honor

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