[33] The "Douglas Munro March", composed by Lewis J. Buckley, was debuted by the United States Coast Guard Band on September 26, 1982 at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.[5]:144 In 2014, the Coast Guard Foundation established the Douglas Munro Scholarship Fund. Deceased is Seaman Ethan Kelch, 19-year-old male, from Virginia. [23] Commander Dexter asked Munro and Evans if they would take charge of the mission, to which Munro answered, "Hell yes! [12] Munro would spend the rest of his Coast Guard career with Evans, and the pair became known to shipmates as "the Gold Dust Twins". Military prosecutors have charged Seaman Ethan W. Tucker, 19, with 11 specifications tied to the slaying, including murder, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, maiming, obstructing justice, providing a false official statement and underage drinking. It was commissioned in 2017 with Julie Sheehan—Munro's great-niece—serving as the ship's sponsor. [31][32], Three Coast Guard facilities are named in honor of Munro: Munro Hall at the United States Coast Guard Academy, Munro Hall at United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, and the Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building in Washington, D.C.[33] The Munro headquarters building was named by an act of Congress and opened in 2013. During the operation, Munro's craft came under intense fire from Japanese shore positions, though he was able to maneuver the boat back to base with only minor injuries to his crew. He is the only person to have received the medal for actions performed during service in … United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, Douglas A. 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Headquarters After Douglas Munro", "H.R. The cutter is in Dutch Harbor awaiting repairs. [5]:130–131[28], Munro had a sister, Patricia, who attempted to enlist in the Coast Guard Women's Reserve following her brother's death but was rejected as she was underweight. [21], According to U.S. Marine Master Sergeant James Hurlbut, Munro and Evans lived at the base in an approximately 80 square feet (7.4 m2) hut "they had made from packing boxes and scrap material", which he also described as "quite a swank establishment for Guadalcanal". Credit: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro … Munro directed the other LCT to help extricate the grounded vessel as he maneuvered his own boat to shield the Marines from Japanese fire from the shore. Though the initial extraction was successful, one of the LCTs became grounded on a sandbar. [5]:138, July 24, 2009 was declared Douglas Munro Memorial Day in the State of Washington by Governor Christine Gregoire.[43]. During the Guadalcanal Campaign, Munro was assigned to Naval Operating Base Cactus at Lunga Point, where small boat operations were coordinated. Coast Guard officers, attended by a guard of honor of the Washington State Patrol, lay a wreath at the Medal of Honor memorial in Olympia, Washington on Douglas Munro Memorial Day in 2009. According to Cooley's daughter, for over 30 years he never missed a day, even when he was ill with pneumonia. [1][9], U.S. Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient, Cooley flagpole at the Douglas Munro Burial Site, During World War II, James Munro served as a captain in the, Edith Fairey's father, William Joseph Thrower Fairey, served in the, The term "gold dust twins" is a sobriquet generally meaning "a pair of inseparable and indefatigable workers". Crew members off their cutter, which was undergoing repairs in Dutch Harbor, began a ground search for Kelch while a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter canvassed two of the Fox Islands from the sky. The anniversary of his death is annually observed in Cle Elum and at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May. New in 2021 Things: Curbside pickup coming to more commissaries. Munro's father, James Munro (1891–1962), was born in Sacramento, California as James Wilkins. Tucker allegedly said he injured his hand when he punched a steel … Coast Guard) Sign up for the Navy Times Daily News Roundup to receive the top Navy stories every afternoon. [5]:8,16 Following his 1937 high school graduation, Munro enrolled in the Central Washington College of Education due to its proximity to Cle Elum, so that he could continue performing in the Sons of the American Legion. "[4]:4–5[9] Evans said later that "... seeing my affirmative nod, he smiled with that smile I knew and liked so well, and then he was gone". [4]:5[45][e] Cooley was cremated and his ashes interred at the Douglas Munro Burial Site with the remains of the Munro family. Incarcerated in San Diego’s Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar, Tucker was unavailable for comment on Thursday but on Friday his military attorney, Navy Cmdr. [4]:2 Munro was baptized at the Holy Nativity Episcopal Church in South Cle Elum. Reached by phone on Coast Guard Island, Senior Chief Public Affairs Specialist NyxoLyno Cangemi told Navy Times that Tucker had been removed from the cutter in June and transferred to California’s Base Alameda. ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A Michigan native in the U.S. Coast Guard has been charged with the murder of a fellow shipmate. Seven crew members participated in the Coast Guard Cutter Munro’s (WMSL 755) modified change-of-command ceremony aboard the cutter while moored at Base Alameda, Calif., May 1, 2020. [5]:10[11], In 1939, with the threat of war growing, Munro decided to withdraw from college and enlist in the military. He gallantly gave up his life in defense of his country. U.S. Coast Guard photo The charges today are the result of the Coast Guard’s steadfast desire to gather all the facts and seek justice,” said Lt. Cmdr. The Coast Guard Cutters SPAR (WLB 206) and Douglas Munro (WHEC 724) are moored at home port while a raft of otters gather in Womens Bay, in Kodiak, Alaska, May 1, 2019. The United States Flag Code permits a flag to be flown after sunset "if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness". Despite his release and some allegations in the case being scrapped, prosecutors say they still intend to prove Tucker murdered Kelch. JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard member assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro (WHEC-724) was found unresponsive and later declared deceased Sunday morning in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. [31] The former Washington Secretary of State, Ralph Munro, who is not related to Douglas Munro, has said he frequently visits Munro's grave for personal reflection. His grave has been designated a historical site by Washington state. [41], In Cle Elum, Washington, Munro is commemorated by Douglas Munro Boulevard. Those charges capped a seven-month probe by Coast Guard Investigative Service agents and Alaskan authorities into the death of Seaman Ethan Kelch, 19, who was discovered unresponsive on … "[4]:4[23] As the boats under Munro's charge approached the recovery points, they came under heavy fire from Japanese forces at a ridge abandoned by the Marines. [12] During the course of his military service, Munro received consistently high marks on his performance evaluations and—according to Evans—expressed a desire to become a career Coast Guardsman. By giving us your email, you are opting in to the Navy Times Daily News Roundup. "He certainly presents no risk of flight or misconduct, as even Coast Guard leadership recognized by having him work in base security throughout the investigation into this tragedy.”. 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Munro and his shipmate Raymond Evans were known as the Gold Dust Twins, so-called because they were inseparable.[3]. His father repatriated his family from Canada to the United States in 1922, settling in South Cle Elum, Washington, where he was employed as an electrician. As of 2018, USCGC Munro (WMSL-755) is in active Coast Guard service. They say Tucker also lied about how he hurt his hand, an injury he claimed had been caused by “punching a steel bulkhead" after hearing Kelch had died, prosecutors wrote. Coast Guard Cutter Munro Returns to Kodiak Following 2-Month-Long International Fisheries Enforcement Patrol September 17, 2020 Homeland Security Today The crew aboard Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro (WHEC 724) returned to homeport following a two-month-long Operation North Pacific Guard (NPG) patrol, focused on enforcing international fishery regulations, Monday, Sept. … They were soon joined by Unalaska police, fire and emergency medical services personnel. Authorities on Wednesday arrested a Bay Area-based Coast Guard member and shipped him south to San Diego, where he’ll await court-martial proceedings for allegedly killing a fellow seaman in Alaska. At the Second Battle of the Matanikau in September 1942, he led the extrication of a force of Marines whose position had been overrun by Japanese forces. The US Navy destroyer escort USS Douglas A. Munro (DE-422) was also named for Munro. [30], At the time of Munro's death, according to a shipmate, he had a girlfriend. Ethan Kelch, 19, was reported missing on the night of Saturday, Jan. 26, according to Lt. Brian Dykens of Coast Guard Public Affairs. Investigators suspect that on Jan. 26 Tucker strangled Kelch and punched his head — causing bleeding that swelled between the skull and scalp — before placing his body in the water and leaving him to die, according to charge sheets provided to Navy Times. [25], As of 2020, Munro is the only member of the U.S. Coast Guard to have received the Medal of Honor for service in the Coast Guard. [5]:30[9], In mid-1941, with tension with Japan on the rise, the U.S. government began emergency mobilization, and transferred the Coast Guard from the Department of the Treasury to the Department of the Navy. Coast Guard seaman from Ludington headed to court martial over Alaska death The lawyer said he is confident his client will be vindicated. - The Briefing 10.22.20, Nimitz providing operational and close-air support by Somali coast as US troops are relocated, New in 2021: Navy physical fitness assessments will start up again. With the Marines in danger of being overrun, Monssen opened fire on the Japanese positions with her 5-inch (127 mm) caliber guns, managing to clear a narrow corridor to the beach. [48], In 1989 the Coast Guard commissioned the painting Douglas A. Munro Covers the Withdrawal of the 7th Marines at Guadalcanal from Bernard D'Andrea. He is the only non-Marine to have his name enshrined on the Wall of Heroes of the National Museum of the Marine Corps. He is the only person to have received the medal for actions performed during service in the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard member was identified as … With Japanese troops moving against the beach, Munro piloted his boat closer to shore to act as a shield. He was raised in South Cle Elum, Washington, and attended Central Washington College of Education before volunteering for military service shortly before the United States entered World War II. [9] The citation reads: For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty as Officer-in-Charge of a group of Higgins boats, engaged in the evacuation of a Battalion of Marines trapped by enemy Japanese forces at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, on September 27, 1942. [5]:16, Munro underwent entrance processing in Seattle, where he met and became friends with Ray Evans. [5]:64[23] The nomination was endorsed by Admiral William Halsey Jr., and President of the United States Franklin Roosevelt approved the decoration on or about May 1, 1943. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Charly Hengen) Attorney: Coast Guard Seaman Charged in Shipmate’s Death Tried to Keep ‘Best’ Buddy from Swimming [4]:2, 3 He spent most of his last night in Cle Elum with his friend Marion "Mike" Cooley, with whom, according to Munro's biographer, Gary Williams, he had been "almost inseparable" since childhood. [50][51] The Douglas A. Munro Award, established in 1971 and sponsored by the Navy League of the United States, is annually presented to an enlisted Coast Guardsman "who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and professional competence to the extent of their rank and rate". [5]:136, Three United States warships have been named after Munro: the destroyer escort USS Douglas A. Munro (DE-422), and the cutters USCGC Douglas Munro (WHEC-724) and USCGC Munro (WMSL-755). [5]:78 Prior to the initial landings at the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo, Munro was posted to Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner's staff aboard USS McCawley. But it does ensure the name Munro will continuously remain as part of the Coast Guard fleet. Douglas Albert Munro (October 11, 1919 – September 27, 1942) 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. [5]:95–96, Following the Allied victory at Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo, Munro and Evans were among Coast Guard and Navy personnel who staffed Naval Operating Base (NOB) Cactus at Lunga Point on the northern coast of Guadalcanal. The cutter’s hull day, July 24, correlates with its hull number, 724. [4]:4 Preceded by a beach-clearing ship-to-shore bombardment from the destroyer USS Monssen, the amphibious force landed and began moving inland towards its objective. The trial of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter crewmember who was accused of murdering a shipmate in Dutch Harbor has concluded. Munro used a .30 caliber machine gun aboard his landing craft to direct suppressing fire against the Japanese positions as the other boats recovered the American forces. [5]:64 The medal was presented to Munro's parents on May 24 by Roosevelt in a White House ceremony. [5]:15 He reportedly told his sister he had chosen the Coast Guard because its primary mission was saving lives. The Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro sits pier side at Naval Base Coronado in Coronado, California, July 11, 2019. Seaman Ethan Kelch, 19, was declared dead Sunday morning in Dutch Harbor , where the cutter Douglas Munro was awaiting repairs. SUVA, Fiji — Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Fijian navy spoke at a press conference, Friday, celebrating the first Fijian shiprider to ride on a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. He is the namesake of the "Douglas Munro March", the Navy League's Douglas A. Munro Award, the Coast Guard Foundation's Douglas Munro Scholarship Fund, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars' Douglas Munro-Robert H. Brooks Post. Authorities are awaiting an autopsy report from the State Medical Examiner Office. Don't miss the top Navy stories, delivered each afternoon. Several ships, buildings, and monuments have been dedicated to Munro, and a street in his hometown is named after him in his honor. On March 23, 2008, Douglas Munro rescued survivors of FV Alaska Ranger when it sank 180 miles (290 km) west of Dutch Harbor. The Washington State Guard and American Legion volunteers provided sentries and a cordon of honor outside the church.[5]:168. Those charges capped a seven-month probe by Coast Guard Investigative Service agents and Alaskan authorities into the death of Seaman Ethan Kelch, 19, who was discovered unresponsive on the western side of Amaknak Island on Jan. 27 after going missing from the cutter Douglas Munro during liberty hours the night before. [13][d], Munro and Evans underwent recruit training at Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles. [34] The act to designate the Coast Guard headquarters in tribute to Munro was introduced by Eleanor Holmes Norton, the Delegate of the District of Columbia to the United States, and co-sponsored by United States Congressmen Duncan Hunter, John Garamendi, and Lou Barletta. Justin C. Henderson, said he wants the seaman released from custody. In Unalaska, the U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the death of a crew member of the Cutter Douglas Munro. [24], At Lunga Point, the landing craft were instructed to return and extract the besieged Marines. Colonel Puller, the Marine officer who had ordered the attack in which Munro perished, nominated the Coast Guardsman for the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. personal military decoration. [22], According to Munro's biographer, Williams, the public details of Munro's actions were first chronicled in The Seattle Times on October 15, 1942, though initial reports did not reveal Munro had been killed in action. [18]:14 Cross-trained as both a coxswain and a signalman, he was ordered to ferry troops to shore during the third attack wave, then beach his boat and attach himself to a U.S. Marine unit to help manage ship-to-shore communication. Video of scenes from the annual observances memorializing the death of Douglas Munro on September 27, 2016 in Cle Elum, Washington. New in 2021: Will you be getting orders to an Arctic base? The Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro sails past Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, July 15, 2018. Catherine Ebert-Gray, United States Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, is pictured laying a wreath at the Munro memorial at the Point Cruz Yacht Club in 2017. [36][37]:153[38][39][40] In 2006, Munro was added to the Wall of Heroes of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, becoming the only non-Marine represented on it. Using Monssen's signal lamp, Puller ordered the Marines to fight their way to the shore. [49], The Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Cle Elum is named the Douglas Munro-Robert H. Brooks VFW Post 1373, and the Anacostia chapter of the Surface Navy Association is officially named the Douglas Munro Chapter. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro offloaded 20,000 pounds of uncut cocaine seized from known drug-transit zones of the Eastern Pacific Ocean worth approximately $338 million at … [26][27], Munro's remains were recovered from Guadalcanal in 1947 and were reinterred at Laurel Hill Memorial Park in Cle Elum in 1948, his family having declined a full military burial at the Arlington National Cemetery. The 378-foot cutter is named after the only Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient, Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro, and missions include maritime law enforcement, search and … Munro and Evans volunteered for reassignment to the attack transport USS Hunter Liggett, which was being outfitted and manned by the Coast Guard as part of preparations for War Plan Orange. [53], As well as the Medal of Honor, Munro was awarded the Purple Heart, the Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with one battle star), and the World War II Victory Medal. [35], Several monuments have also been erected to Munro, including a bronze statue at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May (Douglas Munro by Carey Boone Nelson), a larger-than-life bust at the Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters (Douglas Munro by John Tuomisto-Bell and Tyson Snow), a black marble pillar etched with Munro's visage at the Coast Guard Academy, a memorial marker at the Point Cruz Yacht Club in Honiara in the Solomon Islands, and a monument in Crystal River, Florida. [a], Munro was born in Canada to an American father and a British mother, and his family moved to the United States when he was a child. 'S original missions included ocean station patrol and search and rescue of base Kodiak Alaska! 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