Service Branch Museum
The museum has direct Medal of Honor relevance through Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro, the Coast Guard’s only Medal of Honor recipient. The U.S. Coast Guard identifies the museum as holding personal items associated with Munro, strengthening the archive’s material connection to his wartime service.
Historical context
The Coast Guard Museum Northwest at Base Seattle preserves Pacific Northwest Coast Guard history through ship models, uniforms, photographs, documents, equipment, lighthouse material, and personal objects. Established in the 1970s, it also maintains archival holdings used to interpret regional Coast Guard service.
The museum provides a service-specific setting for studying Munro alongside the Coast Guard’s broader wartime mission. Personal objects and archival material can help researchers move beyond the award citation into service culture, unit context, and regional remembrance.
Collection guide
The following highlights summarize the strongest verified reasons to include this institution in the archive. They are a planning guide, not a promise that every object is on view at all times.
Douglas Munro personal items
Coast Guard uniforms and equipment
Cutter and lighthouse history
Photographic and archival collections
Verified connections
Personal artifacts
The U.S. Coast Guard identifies the Coast Guard Museum Northwest as preserving personal items associated with Medal of Honor recipient Douglas A. Munro.
Record: Douglas A. Munro personal items
Verified 2026-10-08 · Current, display status not specified
Official U.S. Coast Guard evidence supports museum custody; continuous exhibition of every item is not claimed.
Collection focus
U.S. Coast Guard
World War II