Official Military Personnel File for John Basilone

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Official Military Personnel File for John Basilone

1940-1968

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/74861516

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (July 9, 1940-February 10, 1961; Field File/Jacket or Record Book (July 11, 1940-July 11, 1946); Correspondence (April 11, 1942-October 3, 1968); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (October 31, 1942-January 31, 1950); Efficiency/Fitness Reports (March 31, 1942-October 5, 1942); Medical Records (July 11, 1940-February 19, 1945); Original Containers (n.d.).

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11624082

National Archives at St. Louis

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Basilone, John, 1916-1945

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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 heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal Campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was the only enlisted Marine to receive both of these decorations in World War II. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on June 3, 1940, after serving three years...