Daniel Tarr
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| Daniel Tarr | |
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| Occupation | sailor |
| earned a Silver Star for his command of landing craft during World War II | |
Daniel Tarr was a sailor in the United States Coast Guard, who earned a Silver Star for his command of landing boats during the amphibious assault on Tulagi, during World War II.[1]
Tarr, and three other Coast Guard sailors were assigned to the USS McKean, a World War One flush-deck destroyer that had been modified to be a fast amphibious transport.[1] The McKean had four pair of large davits installed, to hand four landing craft. Vessels like the McKean were modified to carry a company of Marines.
The Tulagi assault was the USA's first amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War Two.[1] Tarr and the other three coxswains were awarded Silver Stars.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 William H. Thiesen. The Long Blue Line: Tulagi’s coxswains – the service’s 1st Silver Star recipients, Coast Guard Compass, 2018-08-09. Retrieved on 2020-01-09.