RANK AND ORGANIZATION" SIGNALMAN FIRST CLASS, U.S. COAST GUARD CITATION: AS PETTY OFFICER IN CHARGE OF A GROUP OF 24 HIGGINS BOATS, ENGAGED IN THE EVACUATION OF A BATTALION OF MARINES TRAPPED BY ENEMY JAPANESE FORCES AT POINT CRUZ, GUADALCANAL, ON 27 SEPT ...

SIGNALMAN FIRST CLASS DOUGLAS A. MUNRO BECAME THE FIRST AND ONLY COAST GUARDSMAN TO RECEIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR.