Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -. Photographic Reference File, ca. 1940 - ca. 1958. Platoon Sergeant John Basilone.
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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...
