Douglas Munro - First Coastguardsman to Receive the Medal of Honor

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It is a little known fact that the US Coast Guard played a pivotal role in delivering Marines during the Pacific theater in WWII. As a Higgins boat operator, it was Munro's responsibility to safely deliver Marines to beaches, retrieve battlefield casualties and transport supplies. The Higgins boat was the WWII equivalent to the Vietnam War UH-1 Huey helicopter. Higgins operators were constantly targeted by machine gun and mortar fire. However, they continued to deliver their payloads as directed. Douglas Munro's name is remembered as a result of his heroic actions during the Battle of Guadalcanal, where he was the only Coast Guardsman in history to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

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