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Born on November 4, 1916 in Buffalo, New York and raised in Raritan, New Jersey, Basilone would go on to become the first U.S. Marine of enlisted rank to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II. He was also the only enlisted Marine to earn the Navy Cross posthumously.
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Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was born to be a United States Marine. Ask any past or present Marine about the legendary New Jersey native and they'll be able to rattle off facts in the same history-cherishing fashion of other Marine Corps demigods — the Dan Dalys, the Smedley Butlers, the Chesty Pullers and Carlos Hathcocks — who are hammered home into the brain housing group from the.
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The only Marine in World War II to receive the two highest U.S. military medals —the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross, John Basilone is an excellent example of a U.S. Marine and a fighter well deserving of the medals he received. Who Was John Basilone?
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John Basilone (November 4, 1916 - February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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Often described as a decorated American hero and a Marine Corps legend, John Basilone was, in his heart, an ordinary family man. After returning from his successful tour in Guadalcanal,.
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Author Jerry Proser worked closely with Basilone's nephew Jerry Cutter to write I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC (St. Martin's Press, New York, 2010, 352 pp., notes, index, photos, $14.99, softcover). What is more interesting about this book is that it is told in the first person, as if Basilone was.
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GUNNERY SERGEANT JOHN BASILONE, USMC (DECEASED) Medal of Honor Citation Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, of Raritan, New Jersey, was awarded the Medal of Honor in recognition of his outstanding heroism at Guadalcanal. Later, during the Iwo Jima campaign, he was killed in action on D-Day, 19 February 1945.
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John Basilone (November 4, 1916 - February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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In The Marines USMC Archives/Flickr John Basilone at Marine Headquarters in September 1943. At first, John Basilone joined the Marines in hopes of getting back to the Philippines, but that's not quite how things worked out.
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John Basilone is a Marine Corps legend. During the fighting on Guadalcanal in October 1942, Basilone's actions would result in him being awarded the Medal of Honor. He was sent home to sell.
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THE STORY: During the fighting at Guadalcanal, his unit came under attack by a regiment of about 3,000 Japanese soldiers. On 24-25 October, Basilone commanded two sections of machine guns. Moving from gun to gun, he provided ammunition and support while killing Japanese soldiers as he moved.
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John Basilone (November 4, 1916 - February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who was killed in action during World War II.
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Marine Sergeant John Basilone receives his Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroism on Guadalcanal on October 24-25, 1942. On the night of October 24/25, 1942, some 3,000 Japanese troops attacked the U.S. Marines defending the Lunga perimeter and Henderson Field.
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John Basilone awarded the Medal of Honor 1943. During Oct. 24-25 in 1942, the Marines faced a frontal assault from over 3,000 Japanese troops of the Sendai Division. The Japanese, probably World War II's best jungle fighters, attacked in typical Samurai fashion. The troops regarded death in battle as something to aspire to, not fear.
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This is the story of Medal of Honor recipient USMC Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone. John was born on November 4th, 1916 in Buffalo, NY. He was born into a large family as the sixth oldest of ten children to parents Salvatore and Theadora Basilone. The family was originally from Raritan, NJ and they chose to move back there when John was two.