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Feb 19, 2021 · American hero John Basilone killed at Iwo Jima. Among the approximately 300,000 Americans killed in action in World War II, John Basilone’s death on Feb. 19, 1945 holds a unique place in the history of the conflict. It was exceedingly rare that the loss of any individual service member — particularly an enlisted man — made the news across ...
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Born in Buffalo, New York, on November 4, 1916, Sgt. John Basilone was the son of an Italian immigrant father (a tailor by trade) and one of 10 children. He attended St. Bernard parochial school in Raritan, New Jersey, and finished the eighth grade. Basilone did not go on to high school but decided instead, when he was 18 years old, to enlist in th...
On August 7, 1942, American, Australian, and New Zealand forces landed on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. This was the first major offensive launched by the Allies against the Japanese and its intent was to capture the island in order to have a staging base for future operations against the large enemy base on Rabaul. The Allies quickly overran...
Chesty Puller, recognizing that Basilone was the glue that had held his own platoon together, and contributed immeasurably to the annihilation of a Japanese regiment, pushed hard for official recognition for Manila John. The result was the award of the Medal of Honor with its citation signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt—making Basilone the fi...
In late December 1943, after requesting once again to return to the Pacific, Gunnery Sergeant Basilone was assigned to Camp Pendleton, California, where he was assigned to a unit training to deploy to the Pacific. While there, he fell in love with a female Marine sergeant, Lena Mae Riggi. They dated a few months, then married in July 1944. After a ...
An editorial in the New York Timessingled out Basilone by name for his bravery, and remarked that there had always been Americans like him who were willing to fight for America, despite knowing that their luck would not last. “The finest monument they could have,” said the newspaper, “would be an enduring resolve by all of us to this time fashion a...
Mar 22, 2024 · John Basilone at the US Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, DC, 1943. (Photo Credit: Carolyn Orehovic Collection / Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0) John Basilone was born on November 4, 1916, in Buffalo, New York, as the sixth of 10 children.
Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone was killed in action on Iwo Jima in February 1945. USS Basilone (DD-824) was named in his honor. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (12-384), Arlington, VA, United States. Location of Medal: National Museum of the US Marine Corps, Quantico, VA. Photo Gallery. More Information. U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant John "Manila John" Basilone was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 24 and 25 October 1942. While the enemy was hammering at the Marines’ defensive positions, Sgt. Basilone, in charge of 2 sections of heavy machineguns, fought valiantly to check the savage and determined assault. In a fierce frontal attack with the Japanese blasting his guns with grenades and mortar fire, one ...
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