To the public, he's a World War II hero who also happens to be the only member of the Coast Guard with a Medal of Honor (so far). To hundreds of Marines who fought at Guadalcanal on Sept.

His courageous actions during the disaster earned him the Coast Guard Medal, one of the highest honors awarded by the Coast Guard. "The Coast Guard Medal is a medal that's not often given out ...

Born to an American father and British mother in October 1919, the then-19-year-old Munro enlisted with the U.S. Coast Guard in August ... shore," according to his Medal of Honor citation.