Talk:Douglas Albert Munro
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[edit] USCGC Munro
The USCG page says, "A cutter, the USCGC Munro, was commissioned in his honor in 1944, and the name has remained in commission ever since." The Coast Guard doen't seem to have anything on this ship[1], and all Google seems to have are echoes of Wikipedia. Is this a mistaken reference to the Navy ship, USS Douglas A. Munro (DE-422)?—wwoods 22:25, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
- CGC Munro, WHEC 724 is homeported at Coast Guard Island, Alemeda, Ca. Info from CG Site. Contact 510-437-3710.
- RJones 05 MAy 2005
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- There certainly is now a cutter Munro: USCGC Munro (WHEC-724). She was commissioned in 1971, and is still on active service. http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/Munro/History.html
- And there certainly was a ship named in Munro's honor, and commissioned in 1944: USS Douglas A. Munro (DE-422), a Navy destroyer escort. She was decommissioned 24 June 1960. http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d5/douglas_a_munro.htm
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- But was there an earlier cutter? The Coast Guard's website doesn't list one (http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/CutterList.html). GABaker mentions an article in "Coast Guard Magazine", which sounds like a good source, but I can't help thinking there's some confusion here. (Well, I know I'm confused.)
- —wwoods 07:22, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
- During WWII, the common practice was “USS CG” or just “USS.” After the war, we received the right to separately identify our own vsls as such (USCGC).4.246.120.29 (talk) 04:39, 30 April 2008 (UTC)Andering J REDDSON (USCG BM³ Reserve).
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[edit] Picture
Hey Whats wrong with having the picture of Douglas Munro's actions ?