New London in Southeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
US Coast Guard Memorial
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2022
1. US Coast Guard Memorial
Medal of Honor
For Extraordinary Heroism and Conspicuous
Gallantry in Action Above and Beyond
The Call of Duty
in defence of our country
Alcorn, John, F1c · Barnhart, Edmund J., S1c · Bermuda, Jack W., SM2c · Blaney, Anthony, Cox · Brooke, Julius C., RM2c · Brooks, Leone BM1c · Burke, Edward F., S1c · Burr, Leland M., Jr., Lt. Cdr. · Capehart, Bert L., Y1c · Caudill, John E., S1c · Centofanti, Enio J., S1c · Davis, Cecil G. BM1c · Fritch, Rollin A., S1c · Glowacki, Stanley A. · Hoyt, Robert G. SM3c · Hughes, Charles J., S1c · Jaroz, Roman J., MOMM3c · Kehn, Charles R., S1c · King, Sam W., Cox · Larue, Donald · Martin, Ralph E., S2c · Marshall, William J. Jr., S1c · Maxwell, Allan A., SM3c · Moore, Bobby R., S1c · Munro, Douglas A., SM1c · Nemeth, John J., EM3c · Owens, Thomas E., S1c · Parker, Robert J., S1c · Pettit, George E., S1c · Pimm, Henry G. Jr., SM2c · Plummer, Weldon M., S1c · Proeger, Walter R. · Ritter, Warner W., S1c · Rowe, Jack E. · Sacco, Anthony E. · Schohl, Charles F., QM2c · Siebert, Harry L.. BM2c · Seutter, Donald J.E., SC2c · Stickney, Charles M., BM1c · Tafalio, Alfredo T., CST · Wardlaw, Roy E. Jr., F1c · Watts, William F., SM2c · Williams, Glenn W., BM2c · Wright, Everett L., S1c
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APA 14
Invasion Date
Guadalcanal Tulagi 8/7/1942
Defense of Guadalcanal 11/4/1942
Solomon Islands 4/7/1943
Bougainville Operation 11/1/1943
5 Shipmates Killed In Action
12 Shipmates Wounded
Downed 6 enemy planes
APA 26
Invasion - Date
Algiers, North Africa - 11/8/1942
Gela, Sicily - 7/9/1943
Salerno, Italy - 9/9/1943
Omaha Beach D-Day- 6/6/1944
Southern France - 8/15/1944
Landed First Troops In Tokyo - 9/8/1945
Otaru Hokkaido - 10/6/1945
USNCB Tsingtao China - 11/15/1945
I Shipmate Killed In Action
2 Shipmates Wounded
Downed 3 Enemy Planes
APA 13
Invasion - Date
Fedala, North Africa - 11/8/1942
Gela, Sicily - 7/10/1943
Salerno, Italy - 9/9/1943
Normandy D-Day - 6/6/1944
Southern France - 8/15/1944
Okinawa - 4/1/1945
5 Shipmates Killed In Action
35 Shipmates Wounded
Downed 6 Enemy Planes
APA 25
Invasion -Date
Amchitka - 1/12/1943
Tarawa - 11/20/1943
Kwajalein - 1/31/1944
Eniwetok - 2/17/1944
Saipan - 6/15/1944
Leyte - 10/20/1944
Lingayen Gulf - 1/9/1945
Okinawa - 4/1/1945
17 Shipmates
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2. US Coast Guard Memorial
APA 36
Invasion - Date
Marshall Islands - 1/23/1944
Saipan - 6/15/1944
Tinian - 7/24/1944
Leyte - 10/20/1944
Lingayen Gulf - 1/9/1945
Okinawa - 4/1/1945
Landed Troops Nagasaki - 9/23/1945
7 Shipmates Wounded
APA 37
Invasion - Date
Saipan - 6/16/1944
Tinian - 7/24/1944
Leyte - 10/20/1944
Lingayen Gulf - 1/9/1945
Subic Bay - 1/29/1945
Cavalier was torpedoed in the stern
in the South China Sea on 1/30/1945
I Shipmate Killed In Action
58 Shipmates Wounded
APA 12
Invasion - Date
Fedala, North Africa - 11/8/1942
Sicily - 7/9/1943
Gilbert - 11/20/1943
Marshall Islands - 1/30/1944
Eniwetok - 2/17/1944
Saipan - 6/15/1944
Angaur, Carolina Islands - 9/14/1944
Leyte - 10/20/1944
Lingayen Gulf - 1/9/1945
Downed 5 Enemy Planes
APA 35
Invasion - Date
Kwajalein - 1/31/1944
Saipan - 6/15/1944
Angaur - 9/6/1944
Leyte - 10/22/1944
Lingayen Gulf - 1/9/1945
Iwo Jima - 2/19/1945
Hit By Kamikaze plane - 1/8/1945
31 Shipmates Killed In Action
18 Shipmates Wounded
Downed 2 Enemy Planes
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2022
3. US Coast Guard Memorial
APA 33
Invasion - Date
D-Day France - 6/6/1944
Southern France - 8/15/1944
Iwo Jima - 2/19/1945
Okinawa - 4/1/1945
I Shipmate Killed In Action
5 Shipmates Wounded
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 41° 22.51′ N, 72° 6.086′ W. Memorial is in New London in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It can be reached from Mohegan Ave. Pkwy. north of Williams Street, on the right when traveling north. Located near the museum on the campus of the United States Coast Guard Academy. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 31 Mohegan Ave Pkwy, New London CT 06320, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline and in the Thames River Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New London County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coast Guard Cutter Alexander Hamilton (here, next to this marker); In Tribute to the Officers and Enlisted Men (here, next to this marker); The United States Coast Guard Greenland Patrol (here, next to this marker); Well Done (here, next to this marker); The Chain (within shouting distance of this marker); USCG Mojave (W-47) (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas Munro Hall (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Academy Plaza (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New London.
Also see . . .
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2022
4. US Coast Guard Memorial
1. Douglas Albert Munro (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 2, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. The United States Coast Guard Academy. (Submitted on September 2, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
3. United States Coast Guard Academy (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 2, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 2, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
