DANIEL TARR WPC 1136
Ship Name and Designation History
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Naming Ceremony by MCPO of the USCG Charles "Skip" Bowen 12 December 2017 Keel Laid - Launched |
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Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Surfman Daniel James Tarr, Jr., USCG (1918-2007)
Tarr, a native of Chincoteague, Virginia was assigned as Coxswain aboard the USS McKean APD-5 and was in charge of LCP Boat Number 1. On 7 August 1942, Tarr and 3 other LCP's were launched with Marines of Company D, 1st Raider Battalion to the island of Tulagi. These four coxswain's would make numerous trips back and forth during the day delivering vitally needed equipment, ammunition and supplies. For landing the Marines’ first wave at Tulagi, the Navy awarded the Silver Star Medal to Coxswains Tarr, and the other three coxswains, and advanced them in their rating. They were the first enlisted men in the Coast Guard to receive the Silver Star.
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