SPAR Edith Munro, USCGR (WR)

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SPAR Edith Munro, USCGR (WR)

Portrait photograph of Edith Munro, SPAR, who enlisted after her son, Signalman 1c Douglas Munro was killed-in-action on Guadalcanal.

Tags: World War II, uniforms, WW2, Women, Women, Munro, Douglas Munro, SPARS, Doug Munro, Edith Munro

Photo by: USCG Historian's Office | VIRIN: 220829-G-G0000-1010.JPG

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