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.

holds up the Coast Guard Commendation Medal he received Monday, 66 years after he singlehandedly helped a Coast Guard cutter avert disaster during a training exercise off the coast of Oahu.

and Tatrakshak Medal (TM) for eight personnel of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on the eve of the 76th Republic Day, according to an official statement. According to the ICG, the PTM is bestowed ...