User:Geo Swan/Daniel Tarr
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Daniel Tarr was a sailor in the United States Coast Guard, who earned a Silver Star for his command of landing craft during the amphibious assault on Tulagi, during World War 2.[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 first USA's first amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War Two.[1] Tarr and the other three coxswains were awarded Silver Stars.
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William H. Thiesen (2018-08-09). "The Long Blue Line: Tulagi's coxswains – the service's 1st Silver Star recipients". Coast Guard Compass. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
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