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Douglas Albert Munro — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals2

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022193 of 4480

U.S. Coast Guard#2of 3

World War II#486of 924

Pacific War#16of 37

Solomon Islands Campaign#1of 1

Guadalcanal campaign#3of 9

Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo#1of 1

Actions along the Matanikau (DOW)#1of 1

Douglas Albert Munro

Signalman first class, U.S. Coast Guard

World War IIPacific WarSolomon Islands CampaignGuadalcanal campaignBattle of Tulagi and Gavutu–TanambogoActions along the Matanikau (DOW)

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart

Ribbon Rack

Biography

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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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts