USS Douglas A . Munro ( DE - 422 ) USS " Douglas A . Munro " ( DE - 422 ) was a acquired by the U . S . Navy during World War II . The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy , in addition to other tasks as assigned , such as patrol or radar picket . " Douglas A . Munro " was named in honor of Signalman First Class Douglas Albert Munro , USCG , who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his brave actions during the Guadalcanal campaign . " Douglas A . Munro " was launched 8 March 1944 by Brown Shipbuilding Co . , Houston , Texas ; sponsored by Lieutenant ( junior grade ) Edith Munro , USCGR , mother of Petty Officer Munro ; and commissioned 11 July 1944 , Lieutenant Commander G . Morris in command . History . World War II . From 20 September to 19 October 1944 " Douglas A . Munro " served as escort for carrying Admiral R . E . Ingersoll , Commander - in - Chief , Atlantic Fleet on a tour of Caribbean defenses . She voyaged to Casablanca as escort for between 24 October and 14 November . She then left Norfolk , Virginia , 7 December , for the Pacific Ocean . After exercising at Manus , she sailed to Biak , Schouten Islands , to pick up a convoy of LST s and merchant ships bound for Lingayen Gulf , arriving there 9 February . " Douglas A . Munro " returned to San Pedro Bay , Leyte , and on the 20th sailed to escort a convoy of U . S . Army tugs to Subic Bay . Upon her arrival a week later she was assigned to screen a minesweeping unit clearing the San Bernardino Strait and the approaches to Manila Bay , and also supported naval and amphibious operations on nearby shores . She operated at Subic Bay until 6 May . " Douglas A . Munro " served in the assault and occupation of Borneo from 19 May to 5 July 1945 . She escorted supply convoys from Leyte , bombarded enemy positions , and served as antisubmarine patrol vessel . She escorted transports from Ulithi to the Philippines from 19 to 26 July , then patrolled against submarines between Leyte and Okinawa until the end of the war . " Douglas A . Munro " cleared Leyte 6 September to join the South China Force , arriving in the approaches to the Yangtze River on the 19th . She served with this force until 5 January 1946 when she got underway from Hong Kong for the U . S . West Coast , arriving at San Francisco , California , 1 February . Moving to San Diego , California , 30 March , she was placed out of commission in reserve there 15 January 1947 . Korean War . USS " Douglas A . Munro " was Recommissioned on the 28th of February 1951 under Commander Richard Struyk . On 8 July of the same year , the " Douglas A . Munro " sailed from San Diego to Pearl Harbor . During their passage , the boat and crew rescued a civilian who had been washed overboard during the Transpacific Yacht Race . After training until the 29th of October , the DE - 422 was on her way to Korean waters to serve with the United Nations Blockading and Escort Force ; participating in the siege and bombardment of Wonsan Harbor . The boat was also active in rescue work . While on patrol in the Formosa Straits on the 25th of January 1952 the " Douglas A . Munro " aided the Chinese Nationalist dredger " Chien Wong " . Later , on the 12th of February , DE - 422 assisted the British merchant vessel who had been attacked by Communist pirates . " Douglas A . Munro " , under the command of Struyk , also rescued two crew members of a crashed torpedo bomber and picked up two U . S . Marine colonels whose helicopter had crashed on an island in the Han River estuary . The USS " Douglas A . Munro " returned to Pearl Harbor on the 24th of May 1952 for overhaul and training . Trust Territory operations . During her second tour of duty in the Korean War , from 9 May to 11 December 1953 , " Douglas A . Munro " served with task force TF 95 on escort and patrol duty . During this deployment she rescued the crew of a downed patrol plane . She put out from Pearl Harbor again 1 July 1954 to patrol in the Marianas and Carolines , United Nations Trust Territories under American administration , and visited more than 100 islands in the South Pacific before returning to Pearl Harbor 31 January 1955 . Sailing from Pearl Harbor 22 October 1955 " Douglas A . Munro " served in the western Pacific until 14 January 1956 when she returned to patrol the Trust Territories . On the 27th while conducting a surveillance of the Bonins , she discovered a Japanese fishing vessel violating the 3 - mile limit and placed a prize crew aboard Harakawa Maru to take her to the Commissioner for the Trust Territories . " Douglas A . Munro " completed her tour at Pearl Harbor 24 March 1956 . In her annual deployments from 1956 to 1959 , " Douglas A . Munro " served both on the Taiwan Patrol , and in surveillance of the Trust Territories . Her last cruise , from August 1959 through March 1960 , was devoted solely to patrol of the Pacific islands under American administration . Fate . She was decommissioned and placed in reserve at Mare Island 24 June 1960 . On 1 December 1965 she was struck from the Navy List , and , in January 1966 she was sunk as a target . Awards . " Douglas A . Munro " received three battle star s for Korean War service .