Coast Guard holds Douglas Munro remembrance ceremony [Image 2 of 3]

STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

09.27.2021

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower 

U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York

U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York Commander Capt. Zeita Merchant speaks at a remembrance ceremony for the Coast Guard's first Medal of Honor recipient, Petty Officer 1st Class Douglas Munro, at Coast Guard Sector New York in Staten Island, N.Y. on Sep. 27, 2021. . Munro gave his life to protect a group of U.S. Marines Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II on Sep. 27, 1942. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower)

• Date Taken: 09.27.2021
• Date Posted: 10.14.2021 11:49
• Photo ID: 6859710
• VIRIN: 210927-G-GM914-339
• Resolution: 3548x2366
• Size: 1.45 MB
• Location: STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, US