Editor’s note: A previous version of this article was published on Feb. 19, 2015. Seventy-five years ago today, Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was killed in action during the battle of Iwo Jima and ...
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The U.S. Navy's Newest Destroyer Honors a True American Hero"The ship honors United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. He was killed in action during ...
San Diego has a Little Italy, and honored in this neighborhood is John Basilone. A snippet from my journal: Basilone, born in 1916, was a gunnery sergeant in the Marines. He was brave ...
If there were a Hall of Fame for the nation’s soldiers, Basilone would undoubtedly be part of it. “Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone is arguably the paramount American hero of the Second World War ...
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