79th Douglas A. Munro Memorial Ceremony [Image 2 of 2]

CLE ELUM, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

09.27.2021

Photo by Chief Petty Officer William Colclough 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Members of the Greater Seattle Area Chiefs Mess salute wreaths placed in honor of Signalman 1st Class Douglas A. Munro during the 79th Douglas A. Munro Memorial Ceremony at the Cle Elum Serviceman's Memorial in Cle Elum, Washington, Sept. 27, 2021. Munro, the U.S. Coast Guard's only Medal of Honor recipient, died Sept. 27, 1942 at Guadalcanal after shielding 500 Marines withdrawing under siege from enemy gunfire. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer William Colclough

• Date Taken: 09.27.2021
• Date Posted: 10.22.2021 14:42
• Photo ID: 6860429
• VIRIN: 210927-G-LB304-1073
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 14.22 MB
• Location: CLE ELUM, WASHINGTON, US