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Douglas Albert Munro

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Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient (1919-1942)

United StatesLived 1919 to 1942 · aged 22
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Douglas Albert Munro 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.

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Medal of Honor
Purple Heart

About this person

Country
United States
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1942 · aged 22
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