Edith Thrower Munro (née Fairey; April 16, 1895 – November 17, 1983) was a United States Coast Guard officer and homemaker.

Munro was born in Liverpool, England; after the death of her father, her mother moved the family to British Columbia, Canada, to be closer to other relatives.

[2] She married American expatriate James Munro in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1914 and later had two children by him, Douglas Albert and Patricia Edith.

In 1922, James Munro repatriated his family to the United States, ultimately settling in South Cle Elum, Washington.

[2][1][3] In May 1943, Munro was presented with her son's Medal of Honor by President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt in a White House ceremony.