United States Coast Guard Category MOH Recipient

Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.

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There has only been one Medal of Honor recipient, S/M1c Douglas A. Munro, USCG (WWII) as of 2019

Three ships have been named in his honor.

USS DOUGLAS A. MUNRO DE 422

USCGC DOUGLAS MUNRO WHEC 724

USCGC MUNRO WMSL 755

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			Douglas Albert Munro c 1942
			Munro's Rank and Ribbons

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N/A		N/A	1944-01-13 USPO Machine Cancel Wilmington NC
			Patriotic "Salute To"

Cachet by Richard P. Boone. Courtesy of the Jimmy Jordan collection.

 

N/A			c 1963
			Douglas Munro Hall, USCG Academy New London CT

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N/A			1982-09-27 Locy Type 2-1n+ ("US COAST GUARD", "Cutter" omitted) USCGC Polar Star WAGB-10
			40th Anniversary

From the John Young Collection.

 

N/A			1986-10-11 USPS CDS Washington DC
			"The Greatest Military Heroes of America"

Cachet by Fleetwood. From the Greg Ciesielski Collection.

 

N/A			1989-11-11 USPS Pictorial Postmark "HOMETOWN STATION" South Cle Elum, WA
			1989 Veteran's Day

USCGC Munro WHEC-724 is RECOMMISSIONED following FRAM. Cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

N/A			1990-04-26 USPS FDOI Postmark Washington DC
			First Day of Issue, Lighthouse Stamp Sc. 2474 Remembering Douglas A. Munro, USCG

From the John Young Collection. Cachet by JC Cachets (Joseph P. Connolly).

 

N/A			1992-09-26 USPS Pictorial Postmark "USCG TRAINING CENTER STATION" Cape May NJ
			50th Anniversary

Cachet by James R. Hemenway

 

N/A			1992-09-26 USPS Pictorial Postmark "USCG TRAINING CENTER STATION" Cape May NJ
			50th Anniversary

From the John Young Collection. Cachet by the USS Oregon Chapter No. 79, USCS

 

N/A			1992-09-27 USPS Pictorial Postmark "50TH ANNIVERSARY STATION" South Cle Elum, WA
			50th Anniversary

Cacheted

 

N/A		N/A	1992-09-27 USPS Pictorial Postmark "50TH ANNIVERSARY STATION" South Cle Elum, WA
			50th Anniversary

Cachet by James R. Hemenway

 

N/A			1996-05-27 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Douglas A. Munro Memorial Station" South Cle Elum, WA
			Memorial Dedication

From the John Young Collection. Cacheted.

 

N/A			1999-04-23 USPS 4-bar Cancel New London CT
			Monument Dedication

Cachet by JC Cachets (Joseph P. Connolly).

 

N/A			1999-09-27 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Laurel Hill Cemetery Station" Cle Elum, WA
			Veterans Memorial Dedication

From the John Young Collection. Cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2002-08-07 Solomon Islands CDS "First Day Of Issue" Solomon Islands
			60th Anniversary

Seashell Cachet. Stamps are various denomination and honor Sig.1c Douglas Munro, USCG; Capt. Joe Foss, USMC; Plt.Sgt. Mitchell Paige, USMC and Rear Admiral Norman Scott, USN.
All received the Medal of Honor at Guadalcanal.

 

N/A		N/A	2002-08-07 Souvenir Sheet Solomon Islands
			60th Anniversary

Stamps are $5.00 denomination and honor Sig.1c Douglas Munro, USCG; Capt. Joe Foss, USMC; Plt.Sgt. Mitchell Paige, USMC and Rear Admiral Norman Scott, USN.
All received the Medal of Honor at Guadalcanal along with the 16 names listed on this souvenir sheet.

 

N/A		N/A	2002-09-27 USPS CDS South Cle Elum, WA
			60th Anniversary

Cachet honors USS DOUGLAS A. MUNRO DE-422 and Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2002-09-27 USPS 4-bar South Cle Elum, WA
			60th Anniversary

Cachet honors USCGC MUNRO WHEC-724 and Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

N/A			2003-05-24 USPS CDS So. Cle Elum, WA
			60th Anniversary of Receiving the Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt

From the John Young Collection. Cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

N/A			2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial Postmark "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial Postmark "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet honors USS DOUGLAS A. MUNRO DE-422 and Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by William Everett

 

N/A		N/A	2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet honors Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by Robert Jank

 

N/A		N/A	2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet honors Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by Michael Hebert

 

N/A		N/A	2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet honors Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by Phil Edwards

 

N/A		N/A	2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet honors Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by Mike Brock

 

N/A		N/A	2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet honors Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by Mike Brock

 

N/A		N/A	2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet honors Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by John Lyding

 

N/A		N/A	2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet honors Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by Greg Ciesielski

 

N/A		N/A	2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet honors Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by Richard Hall

 

N/A		N/A	2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet honors Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by JVC Cachets (John V. Colasanti)

 

N/A		N/A	2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

Cachet honors Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by JVC Cachets (John V. Colasanti)

 

N/A			2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

From the John Young Collection. Cachet by JC Cachets (Joseph P. Connolly).

 

N/A			2012-09-27 USPS Pictorial "ONE AND ONLY STATION" Alton VA
			70th Anniversary

From the John Young Collection. Cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

N/A			2012-09-27 USPS Type 12 Cancel So. Cle Elum WA
			70th Anniversary

From the John Young Collection. Cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	c 2012
			Filler Card w/ Various Images Used

From the John Young Collection. Cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2013-11-11 USPS CDS Washington DC
			First Day of Issue, WWII Medal of Honor stamp

Cachet honors Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by JVC Cachets (John V. Colasanti)

 

N/A		N/A	2013-11-11 USPS Pictorial Postmark "BATTLESHIP STATION" Wilmington NC
			First Day of Issue, WWII Medal of Honor stamp

Cachet honors Signalman 1c Munro, cachet by Cape Fear Stamp and Cover Club (Jimmy Jordon)

 

N/A			2013-11-11 USPS Pictorial Postmark "BATTLESHIP STATION" Wilmington NC
			First Day of Issue, WWII Medal of Honor stamp

From the John Young Collection. Cachet by William E. Lowe

 

N/A			2013-11-11 USPS Pictorial Postmark "BATTLESHIP STATION" Wilmington NC
			First Day of Issue, WWII Medal of Honor stamp

From the John Young Collection. Cachet by William E. Lowe

 

N/A			2013-11-11 USPS Pictorial Postmark "BATTLESHIP STATION" Wilmington NC
			First Day of Issue, WWII Medal of Honor stamp

From the John Young Collection. Cachet by William E. Lowe

 

N/A			2013-11-11 USPS Digital FDOI Postmark Washington DC
			First Day of Issue, WWII Medal of Honor stamp

From the John Young Collection. Cachet by William E. Lowe

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Monuments and Memorials

 

N/A		N/A	Coast Guard Training Center Cape May
			Created by Carey Boone Nelson

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N/A		N/A	Memorial Marker at the Point Cruz Yacht Club
			Honiara, Solomon Islands

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N/A			Coast Guard Combat Veterans Assoc.
			Cle Elum Cemetery September 27, 1992

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N/A		N/A	Memorial
			September 27, 1995

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N/A		N/A	Douglas A. Munro's headstone
			September 27, 1942

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