A salute to the many heroes of WWII

Coast Guard Magazine, Sept-Oct, 2007

Congressional Medal of Honor

MUNRO, Douglas A.

Navy Cross

JESTER, Maurice D.

HIRSHFIELD, James A.

CLARK, Paul Leaman

WALSH, Quentin R.

CLARK, Paul Leaman

Distinguished Service Medal

SMITH, Edward H.

Silver Star

EMERSON, Robert E.

HOYLE, Robert

LONG, Wilson K.

ELMER, Robert E. P., Jr.

WARD, Robert G.

UNGER, Aden C.

ANDERSON, Alvin Kenneth

HAINRIHAR, Anton J.

SCALAN, Bernard Edward

OXLEY, Gene E.

BRALLIER, Bret H.

PETERSON, Clarence H.

THOMPSON, Edward C., Jr.

DANNISON, Byron G.

MILLER, Harold C.

SPARLING, William A.

VYN, Arend, Jr.

LAWRENCE, William G.

LeGATES, Walter L.

PALMER. Walter L.

SALMON, Robert M.

BURKE, Rayner C.

DEXTER, Dwight Hodge

GUNTHER, Alvin F.

JENNINGS, Damon

NIRSCHEL, Fred W.

GALLOWAY, Grady Ransom

HARRIS, Glen Livingston

CANTILLION, Matthew P.

SCHEUERMAN, John C.

SNYDER, Richard T.

TRUMP, William F.

HENLEY, Coit T.

ALLISON, Samuel W.

IVY, Charles B.

LIGHT, David F.

LILLY, C. B.

MILLER, Jack Neil

ARNOLD, Arthur A.

COWART, Kenneth K.

HARRISON, Benjamin F.

MANN, Frederick D.

TARR, Daniel J.

GISLASON, Gene R.

HUNT, James S.

PETERSON, Clarence H.

GIFORD, Harry C.

MURPHY, William E.

HAGGLOVE, Jonas Torgny

ECKARDT, Garnet H.

GARRETT, Arthur Owen

MARTIN, Ralph Eugene

JOHNSON, Charles F.

FRITCH, Rollin Arnold

HUGHES, Charles J.

CENTOFANTI, Enio John

GERCZAK, Joseph

KING, SAM W.

Story and photo courtesy of CG Historian, CG-09224